Famous Deaths 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 In the year 1968 jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79  

Jan 06 In the year 1968 kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81  

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

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 in the year 1968.  

Jan 13 On this day in history bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later  

Jan 14 On this day in history death of dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet (My Country) (b. 1885)  

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

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

Jan 19 Ray Harroun, American race car driver (b. 1879) died in the year 1968.  

Jan 21 Will Lang Jr., American magazine executive (b. 1914) died in the year 1968.  

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 in the year 1968.  

Jan 26 On this day in history 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 Lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57 in the year 1968.  

Feb 04 On this day in history ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70  

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

Feb 08 In the year 1968 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 in the year 1968.  

Feb 11 On this day in history howard Lindsay, US playwright (State of the Union), dies at 78  

Feb 13 On this day in history ildebrando Pizzetti, Italian composer, dies at 87  

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

Feb 16 On this day in history healey Willan, composer, dies at 87  

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

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 in the year 1968.  

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

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.