Famous Deaths In 1968

Jan 02 On this day in history sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies  

Jan 04 On this day in history joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83  

Jan 05 On this day in history 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 Prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897) died in the year 1968.  

Jan 09 On this day in history 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 In the year 1968 death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)  

Jan 13 On this day in history bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later  

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

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 in the year 1968.  

Jan 19 In the year 1968 death of ray Harroun, American race car driver (b. 1879)  

Jan 21 On this day in history death of will Lang Jr., American magazine executive (b. 1914)  

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 In the year 1968 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 Tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81 in the year 1968.  

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of nick Adams, actor (Interns, Pillow Talk, FBI Story), ODs at 36  

Feb 08 J Borremans, Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56 in the year 1968.  

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 On this day in history howard Lindsay, US playwright (State of the Union), dies at 78  

Feb 13 Ildebrando Pizzetti, Italian composer, dies at 87 in the year 1968.  

Feb 15 Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37 in the year 1968.  

Feb 16 On this day in history healey Willan, composer, dies at 87  

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

Jan 02 Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of evan Parke, Jamaican actor  

Jan 03 Kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah) was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 03 Thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos) was born on this day in history.