Famous Deaths In 1968
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
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 in the year 1968.
Jan 05 Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 on this day in history.
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 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 in the year 1968.
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 Bert Wheeler, actor (Rainmakers, High Flyers, Dixiana), dies at 72 on this day in history.
Jan 19 In the year 1968 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 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 Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies on this day in history.
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 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 in the year 1968.
Feb 06 On this day in history c Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85
Feb 07 Nick Adams, actor (Interns, Pillow Talk, FBI Story), ODs at 36 died on this day in history.
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 On this day in history pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist, dies at 79
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 On this day in history little Walter, rocker, dies at 37
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.