In the year 1968
498 Notable deaths
Little Willie John
American r&b singer (1937–1968).
Born November 15th, 1937 in Ouachita County.
Died May 26th, 1968 at 30 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).
Fay Bainter
American actress (1893–1968).
Born December 7th, 1893 in Los Angeles.
Died April 16th, 1968 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Luther Perkins
American musician (1928–1968).
Born January 8th, 1928 in Memphis.
Died August 5th, 1968 at 40 years old in Nashville.
Dennis O'Keefe
American actor.
Born March 29th, 1908 in Fort Madison. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1968 at 60 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [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.
Tommy Noonan
American actor, screenwriter and producer (1921-1968).
Born April 29th, 1921 in Bellingham.
Died April 24th, 1968 at 46 years old in Woodland Hills (brain cancer).
Pitirim Sorokin
Russian sociologist (1889-1968).
Born February 4th, 1889 in Turya.
Died February 12th, 1968 at 79 years old in Winchester.
Masanobu Tsuji
Japanese war criminal.
Born October 11th, 1902 in Higashitanioku.
Died July 20th, 1968 at 65 years old
Benita Hume
British actress (1906–1967).
Born October 14th, 1906 in London.
Died November 1st, 1968 at 62 years old in Egerton (bone cancer).
Helen Walker
American actress (1920-1968).
Born July 17th, 1920 in Worcester. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1968 at 47 years old in North Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 498
Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa