In the year 1968
498 Notable deaths
Muthulakshmi Reddy
Indian physician and legislator.
Born July 30th, 1886 in Pudukkottai State.
Died July 22nd, 1968 at 81 years old in Chennai.
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Danish film director (1889–1968).
Born February 3rd, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died March 20th, 1968 at 79 years old in Copenhagen (pneumonia).
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.
Hitoshi Imamura
Japanese general.
Born June 28th, 1886 in Sendai.
Died October 6th, 1968 at 82 years old in Japan.
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]
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]
Norman Thomas
American presbyterian minister and socialist (1884-1968).
Born November 20th, 1884 in Marion.
Died December 19th, 1968 at 84 years old in Cold Spring Harbor (disease).
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).
Francis Biddle
United states federal judge (1886-1968).
Born May 9th, 1886 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1968 at 82 years old in Hyannis (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]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 498
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X