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In the year 1968
498 Notable deaths
Max Brod
Author, composer, and journalist.
Born May 27th, 1884 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1968 at 84 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Doris Lloyd
English actress.
Born July 3rd, 1896 in Liverpool.
Died May 21st, 1968 at 71 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction).
Georgios Papandreou
Greek politician - former prime minister of greece (1888–1968).
Born February 13th, 1888 in Kalentzi.
Died November 1st, 1968 at 80 years old in Athens.
Juanita Hall
American musical theatre and film actress; singer, recording artist (1901-1968).
Born November 6th, 1901 in Keyport.
Died February 28th, 1968 at 66 years old in Bay Shore (diabetes).
Richard Norris Williams
American tennis player (1891-1968).
Born January 29th, 1891 in Geneva.
Died June 4th, 1968 at 77 years old in Bryn Mawr.
Cornell Woolrich
American author and screenwriter (1903–1968).
Born December 4th, 1903 in New York City.
Died September 25th, 1968 at 64 years old in New York City (stroke).
Tsuguharu Foujita
French painter (1886-1968).
Born November 27th, 1886 in Shin-ogawamachi.
Died January 29th, 1968 at 81 years old in Zurich (prostate cancer).
Walter Wanger
American film producer (1894-1968).
Born July 11th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died November 18th, 1968 at 74 years old in New York City (disease).
Giovanni Messe
Italian general (1883-1968).
Born December 10th, 1883 in Mesagne.
Died December 18th, 1968 at 85 years old in Rome.
Mae Marsh
American actress (1894-1968).
Born November 9th, 1894 in Madrid.
Died February 13th, 1968 at 73 years old in Hermosa Beach (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 498
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