Famous Deaths Happened In 1968

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

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

Jan 05 In the year 1968 jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79  

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 in the year 1968.  

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

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 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 in the year 1968.  

Jan 18 On this day in history bert Wheeler, actor (Rainmakers, High Flyers, Dixiana), dies at 72  

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 In the year 1968 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 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 In the year 1968 tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81  

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 in the year 1968.  

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 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 In the year 1968 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 In the year 1968 little Walter, rocker, dies at 37  

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 in the year 1968.  

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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 In the year 1968 birth of scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)  

Jan 02 In the year 1968 birth of anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion  

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

Jan 03 In the year 1968 birth of kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa)  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah)  

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