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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1968.  

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 On this day in history 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 Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet (My Country) (b. 1885) died in the year 1968.  

Jan 15 In the year 1968 bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies  

Jan 16 On this day in history robert R "Bob" Jones, founder (Bob Jones University), dies at 84  

Jan 17 On this day in history julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83  

Jan 18 In the year 1968 bert Wheeler, actor (Rainmakers, High Flyers, Dixiana), dies at 72  

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 in the year 1968.  

Jan 22 On this day in history duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-12, 20, 24), dies at 77  

Jan 25 On this day in history 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 On this day in history laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies  

Jan 30 Tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 01 On this day in history lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57  

Feb 04 Ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 05 On this day in history luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80  

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 On this day in history j Borremans, Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56  

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 Howard Lindsay, US playwright (State of the Union), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 17 On this day in history 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 In the year 1968 birth of kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star  

Jan 03 In the year 1968 birth of kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa)  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah)  

Jan 03 In the year 1968 birth of thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)