In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Mervyn Peake
English author and illustrator.
Born July 9th, 1911 in Lianxi District. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1968 at 57 years old in Burcot (neurological disorder).
Red Foley
American musician (1910-1968).
Born June 17th, 1910 in Kentucky. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1968 at 58 years old in Fort Wayne (respiratory failure). [ref]
Harold Nicolson
British diplomat, author, diarist and politician (1886-1968).
Born November 21st, 1886 in Tehran.
Died May 1st, 1968 at 81 years old in Sissinghurst Castle Garden.
Norman Thomas
American presbyterian minister and socialist (1884-1968).
Born November 20th, 1884 in Marion. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1968 at 84 years old in Cold Spring Harbor (disease). [ref]
Fred Clark
American film and television character actor (1914-1968).
Born March 19th, 1914 in Lincoln. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1968 at 54 years old in Santa Monica (hepatitis). [ref]
Fritz Bauer
German judge (1903-1968).
Born July 16th, 1903 in Stuttgart.
Died July 1st, 1968 at 64 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Gerald Mohr
American radio, film and television character actor (1914-1968).
Born June 11th, 1914 in New York City.
Died November 9th, 1968 at 54 years old in Södermalm (myocardial infarction).
Alexandre Kojève
Russian-born french philosopher and statesman.
Born May 11th, 1902 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1968 at 66 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Pitirim Sorokin
Russian sociologist (1889-1968).
Born February 4th, 1889 in Turya.
Died February 12th, 1968 at 79 years old in Winchester. [ref]
Little Willie John
American recording artist; r&b singer (1937-1968).
Born November 15th, 1937 in Ouachita County. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1968 at 30 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 459
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black