Page 6: Famous Deaths Happened In 1968
Monday, 18 August 2025
Oct 27 Lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89 on this day in history.
Oct 28 Henricus WJM Keuls, lawyer/poet, dies at 85 on this day in history.
Oct 29 On this day in history marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer, dies at 78
Oct 30 On this day in history conrad Richter, US writer (Light in the Forest), dies at 78
Oct 31 On this day in history ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], actor (Ben Hur), dies at 69
Nov 01 Georgios Papandreou, Greek minister/premier, dies at 80 in the year 1968.
Nov 02 Ernst Hess, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.
Nov 04 In the year 1968 paul JM Lindemans, Flemish agricultural engineer/author, dies at 78
Nov 05 Estelle Hemsley, actress (Leech Woman, Take aGiant Step), dies at 81 in the year 1968.
Nov 06 Guillaume Landre, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1968.
Nov 07 Willem A Wagenaar, Dutch journalist/author (3,000 meter), dies in the year 1968.
Nov 08 Wendell Corey, actor (11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl), dies at 54 on this day in history.
Nov 09 On this day in history jan Johansson, composer, dies at 37
Nov 10 Gerald Mohr, actor (Christopher-Foreign Intrigue), dies at 54 in the year 1968.
Nov 11 Jeanne Demessieux, composer, dies at 47 in the year 1968.
Nov 16 Greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74 on this day in history.
Nov 17 On this day in history wilhelm Lehmann, writer, dies at 86
Nov 18 In the year 1968 walter Wanger, US producer (Cleopatria), dies at 74
Nov 20 On this day in history cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50
Nov 25 Marcel Labey, composer, dies at 93 in the year 1968.
Nov 26 Arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author (Junge frau 1914), dies at 81 in the year 1968.
Nov 27 On this day in history gino Roncaglia, composer, dies at 85
Nov 28 Enid Mary Blyton, author (Before I Go To Sleep), dies at 70 on this day in history.
Dec 01 Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66 in the year 1968.
Dec 05 On this day in history fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54
Dec 10 On this day in history karl Barth, Swiss theologist/minister (Kirchliche Dogma), dies at 82
Dec 11 Nadine Riga, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 59 on this day in history.
Dec 12 Tallulah Bankhead, actress (All Star Revue), dies of pneumonia at 65 in the year 1968.
Dec 13 Siegfried Reda, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1968.
Dec 15 Jess Willard, Heavyweight boxing champ (1915-19), dies at 86 on this day in history.
Dec 19 Norman Thomas, founder (ACLU)/Socialist Party (1926-55), dies at 84 in the year 1968.
Dec 20 In the year 1968 bax Brod, composer, dies at 84
Dec 22 Louise Granville, entertainer, dies of influenza at 73 on this day in history.
Dec 29 Austin Farrer, English theologian and philosopher (b. 1904) died in the year 1968.