Famous Deaths Happened 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 in the year 1968.  

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

Jan 06 On this day in history kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81  

Jan 07 On this day in history death of prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897)  

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 in the year 1968.  

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

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

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 in the year 1968.  

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 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 Merrill C. Meigs, American newspaper publisher (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 C Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85 in the year 1968.  

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

Feb 08 On this day in history j Borremans, Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1968.  

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

Jan 02 Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03 Kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03 Shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah) was born in the year 1968.  

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