Famous Deaths Happened In 1968

Jan 02 In the year 1968 sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies  

Jan 04 Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 in the year 1968.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1968 death of prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897)  

Jan 09 On this day in history death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide  

Jan 10 Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 In the year 1968 death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)  

Jan 13 In the year 1968 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 On this day in history bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies  

Jan 16 Robert R "Bob" Jones, founder (Bob Jones University), dies at 84 in the year 1968.  

Jan 17 Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Bert Wheeler, actor (Rainmakers, High Flyers, Dixiana), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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 Tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 01 In the year 1968 lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 09 In the year 1968 barbara Everest, actress (Inquest, Madeleine), dies at 77  

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 in the year 1968.  

Feb 17 In the year 1968 donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65  

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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 On this day in history birth of scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion  

Jan 02 Evan Parke, Jamaican actor was born on this day in history.  

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

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 On this day in history birth of thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)