Famous Deaths Happened In 1968

Jan 02 Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies in the year 1968.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09 Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14 Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet (My Country) (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15 On this day in history bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies  

Jan 16 In the year 1968 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 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 On this day in history virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31  

Jan 26 In the year 1968 death of merrill C. Meigs, American newspaper publisher (b. 1883)  

Jan 29 On this day in history laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies  

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 Ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70 in the year 1968.  

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

Feb 06 C Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Feb 07 In the year 1968 death of nick Adams, actor (Interns, Pillow Talk, FBI Story), ODs at 36  

Feb 08 J Borremans, Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56 in the year 1968.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1968 donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65  

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Jan 02 Cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of evan Parke, Jamaican actor  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah) was born on this day in history.  

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