Page 6: Famous Deaths Happened In 1968
Friday, 04 April 2025
Oct 27 Lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89 in the year 1968.
Oct 28 Henricus WJM Keuls, lawyer/poet, dies at 85 on this day in history.
Oct 29 Marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1968.
Oct 30 Conrad Richter, US writer (Light in the Forest), dies at 78 on this day in history.
Oct 31 Ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], actor (Ben Hur), dies at 69 in the year 1968.
Nov 01 On this day in history georgios Papandreou, Greek minister/premier, dies at 80
Nov 02 Ernst Hess, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1968.
Nov 04 In the year 1968 paul JM Lindemans, Flemish agricultural engineer/author, dies at 78
Nov 05 On this day in history estelle Hemsley, actress (Leech Woman, Take aGiant Step), dies at 81
Nov 06 On this day in history guillaume Landre, composer, dies at 63
Nov 07 Willem A Wagenaar, Dutch journalist/author (3,000 meter), dies in the year 1968.
Nov 08 On this day in history wendell Corey, actor (11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl), dies at 54
Nov 09 Jan Johansson, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1968.
Nov 10 Gerald Mohr, actor (Christopher-Foreign Intrigue), dies at 54 in the year 1968.
Nov 11 On this day in history jeanne Demessieux, composer, dies at 47
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 Walter Wanger, US producer (Cleopatria), dies at 74 on this day in history.
Nov 20 In the year 1968 cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50
Nov 25 On this day in history marcel Labey, composer, dies at 93
Nov 26 Arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author (Junge frau 1914), dies at 81 on this day in history.
Nov 27 Gino Roncaglia, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1968.
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 Karl Barth, Swiss theologist/minister (Kirchliche Dogma), dies at 82 in the year 1968.
Dec 11 On this day in history nadine Riga, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 59
Dec 12 In the year 1968 tallulah Bankhead, actress (All Star Revue), dies of pneumonia at 65
Dec 13 In the year 1968 siegfried Reda, composer, dies at 52
Dec 15 Jess Willard, Heavyweight boxing champ (1915-19), dies at 86 on this day in history.
Dec 19 On this day in history norman Thomas, founder (ACLU)/Socialist Party (1926-55), dies at 84
Dec 20 In the year 1968 bax Brod, composer, dies at 84
Dec 22 In the year 1968 louise Granville, entertainer, dies of influenza at 73
Dec 29 Austin Farrer, English theologian and philosopher (b. 1904) died on this day in history.