Famous Deaths In 1968

Jan 02 On this day in history sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies

Jan 04 Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 on this day in history.

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 in the year 1968.

Jan 07 Prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897) died on this day in history.

Jan 09 On this day in history death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide

Jan 10 On this day in history basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73

Jan 11 In the year 1968 death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)

Jan 13 In the year 1968 bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later

Jan 14 On this day in history death of dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet (My Country) (b. 1885)

Jan 15 Bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies in the year 1968.

Jan 16 On this day in history robert R "Bob" Jones, founder (Bob Jones University), dies at 84

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 On this day in history death of ray Harroun, American race car driver (b. 1879)

Jan 21 On this day in history death of will Lang Jr., American magazine executive (b. 1914)

Jan 22 Duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-12, 20, 24), dies at 77 in the year 1968.

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 On this day in history tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81

Feb 01 On this day in history lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57

Feb 04 On this day in history ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70

Feb 05 In the year 1968 luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80

Feb 06 In the year 1968 c Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85

Feb 07 Nick Adams, actor (Interns, Pillow Talk, FBI Story), ODs at 36 died in the year 1968.

Feb 08 J Borremans, Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56 on this day in history.

Feb 09 Barbara Everest, actress (Inquest, Madeleine), dies at 77 in the year 1968.

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 in the year 1968.

Feb 13 Ildebrando Pizzetti, Italian composer, dies at 87 in the year 1968.

Feb 15 Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37 on this day in history.

Feb 16 Healey Willan, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1968.

Feb 17 Donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65 on this day in history.

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Jan 02 In the year 1968 birth of cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men)

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)

Jan 02 Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion was born in the year 1968.

Jan 02 Evan Parke, Jamaican actor was born in the year 1968.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star

Jan 03 Kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa) was born in the year 1968.

Jan 03 In the year 1968 birth of shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah)

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)