Famous Deaths Happened In 1968

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 in the year 1968.  

Jan 06 Kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81 in the year 1968.  

Jan 07 In the year 1968 death of prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14 In the year 1968 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 In the year 1968 julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83  

Jan 18 Bert Wheeler, actor (Rainmakers, High Flyers, Dixiana), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 19 On this day in history death of ray Harroun, American race car driver (b. 1879)  

Jan 21 Will Lang Jr., American magazine executive (b. 1914) died on this day in history.  

Jan 22 On this day in history duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-12, 20, 24), dies at 77  

Jan 25 Virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31 in the year 1968.  

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 in the year 1968.  

Jan 30 Tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 01 In the year 1968 lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57  

Feb 04 In the year 1968 ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70  

Feb 05 Luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1968 barbara Everest, actress (Inquest, Madeleine), dies at 77  

Feb 10 Pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Feb 11 In the year 1968 howard Lindsay, US playwright (State of the Union), dies at 78  

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

Feb 15 Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37 in the year 1968.  

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 Cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men) was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 02 Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions) was born in the year 1968.  

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

Jan 02 Evan Parke, Jamaican actor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1968 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 Thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos) was born on this day in history.