Famous Deaths Happened 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 in the year 1968.  

Jan 05 Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 in the year 1968.  

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 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 in the year 1968.  

Jan 14 Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet (My Country) (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies in the year 1968.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Bert Wheeler, actor (Rainmakers, High Flyers, Dixiana), dies at 72 in the year 1968.  

Jan 19 On this day in history 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 In the year 1968 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 In the year 1968 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 Ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70 in the year 1968.  

Feb 05 In the year 1968 luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80  

Feb 06 C Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1968 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 in the year 1968.  

Feb 15 In the year 1968 little Walter, rocker, dies at 37  

Feb 16 Healey Willan, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 02 Cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions) was born in the year 1968.  

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

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

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 In the year 1968 birth of thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)