Famous Deaths Happened In 1968
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
Jan 02 In the year 1968 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 On this day in history jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79
Jan 06 On this day in history kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81
Jan 07 In the year 1968 death of prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897)
Jan 09 Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide died on this day in history.
Jan 10 Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73 on this day in history.
Jan 11 Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898) died in the year 1968.
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 In the year 1968 death of ray Harroun, American race car driver (b. 1879)
Jan 21 In the year 1968 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 on this day in history.
Jan 25 Virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31 on this day in history.
Jan 26 Merrill C. Meigs, American newspaper publisher (b. 1883) died on this day in history.
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 in the year 1968.
Feb 01 Lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57 on this day in history.
Feb 04 Ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70 in the year 1968.
Feb 05 Luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1968.
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 on this day in history.
Feb 08 In the year 1968 j Borremans, Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56
Feb 09 In the year 1968 barbara Everest, actress (Inquest, Madeleine), dies at 77
Feb 10 In the year 1968 pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist, dies at 79
Feb 11 On this day in history howard Lindsay, US playwright (State of the Union), dies at 78
Feb 13 In the year 1968 ildebrando Pizzetti, Italian composer, dies at 87
Feb 15 Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37 on this day in history.
Feb 16 In the year 1968 healey Willan, composer, dies at 87
Feb 17 On this day in history donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65