Famous Deaths Happened In 1968

Jan 02 Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1968 joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83  

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 In the year 1968 death of prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897)  

Jan 09 On this day in history death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide  

Jan 10 Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73 on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 18 On this day in history bert Wheeler, actor (Rainmakers, High Flyers, Dixiana), dies at 72  

Jan 19 Ray Harroun, American race car driver (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

Jan 21 In the year 1968 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 in the year 1968.  

Jan 25 Virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 On this day in history death of merrill C. Meigs, American newspaper publisher (b. 1883)  

Jan 29 Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies in the year 1968.  

Jan 30 On this day in history tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81  

Feb 01 In the year 1968 lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57  

Feb 04 Ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70 in the year 1968.  

Feb 05 Luckey Roberts, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Feb 06 In the year 1968 c Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85  

Feb 07 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

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 Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02 Evan Parke, Jamaican actor was born on this day in history.  

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 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.