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 Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jan 06 In the year 1968 kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81  

Jan 07 Prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897) died on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide died on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73 in the year 1968.  

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 Bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies on this day in history.  

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

Jan 19 Ray Harroun, American race car driver (b. 1879) died in the year 1968.  

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 in the year 1968.  

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 In the year 1968 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 in the year 1968.  

Feb 07 In the year 1968 death of nick Adams, actor (Interns, Pillow Talk, FBI Story), ODs at 36  

Feb 08 In the year 1968 j Borremans, Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56  

Feb 09 Barbara Everest, actress (Inquest, Madeleine), dies at 77 in the year 1968.  

Feb 10 Pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist, dies at 79 in the year 1968.  

Feb 11 Howard Lindsay, US playwright (State of the Union), dies at 78 in the year 1968.  

Feb 13 On this day in history ildebrando Pizzetti, Italian composer, dies at 87  

Feb 15 Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Feb 16 In the year 1968 healey Willan, composer, dies at 87  

Feb 17 Donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65 on this day in history.  

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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 In the year 1968 birth of scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)  

Jan 02 In the year 1968 birth of anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion  

Jan 02 In the year 1968 birth of evan Parke, Jamaican actor  

Jan 03 Kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa)  

Jan 03 Shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah) was born on this day in history.  

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