Hisdates•ComFamous Deaths In 1968
Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Jan 02 Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies on this day in history. 
Jan 04 Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 in the year 1968.
Jan 05 Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 on this day in history.
Jan 06 Kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81 on this day in history.
Jan 07 Prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897) died in the year 1968.
Jan 09 In the year 1968 death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide
Jan 10 In the year 1968 basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73
Jan 11 Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898) died on this day in history.
Jan 13 Bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later on this day in history.
Jan 14 On this day in history death of dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet (My Country) (b. 1885)
Jan 15 In the year 1968 bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies
Jan 16 Robert R "Bob" Jones, founder (Bob Jones University), dies at 84 in the year 1968.
Jan 17 Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83 on this day in history.
Jan 18 Bert Wheeler, actor (Rainmakers, High Flyers, Dixiana), dies at 72 in the year 1968.
Jan 19 Ray Harroun, American race car driver (b. 1879) died in the year 1968.
Jan 21 On this day in history death of will Lang Jr., American magazine executive (b. 1914)
Jan 22 In the year 1968 duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-12, 20, 24), dies at 77
Jan 25 In the year 1968 virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31
Jan 26 On this day in history death of merrill C. Meigs, American newspaper publisher (b. 1883)
Jan 29 Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies on this day in history.
Jan 30 Tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.
Feb 01 Lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57 in the year 1968.
Feb 04 Ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70 in the year 1968.
Feb 05 On this day in history luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80
Feb 06 On this day in history c Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85
Feb 07 In the year 1968 death of nick Adams, actor (Interns, Pillow Talk, FBI Story), ODs at 36
Feb 08 In the year 1968 j Borremans, Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56
Feb 09 Barbara Everest, actress (Inquest, Madeleine), dies at 77 on this day in history.
Feb 10 Pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist, dies at 79 in the year 1968.
Feb 11 Howard Lindsay, US playwright (State of the Union), dies at 78 on this day in history.
Feb 13 In the year 1968 ildebrando Pizzetti, Italian composer, dies at 87
Feb 15 On this day in history little Walter, rocker, dies at 37
Feb 16 Healey Willan, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.
Feb 17 Donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65 on this day in history.