Famous People Who Died In 1968
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1968. This list includes people like Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Helen Keller, Yuri Gagarin, John Steinbeck and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, novelists, military leaders and directors who died in 1968. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & France and many more countries.
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1
Martin Luther King Jr.(African-American Civil Rights Movement Leader Who Used Civil Disobedience to Combat Racism)
Birthdate: January 15, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Died: April 4
2
Helen Keller(American Author and First Deaf-Blind Person to Earn a Bachelor of Arts Degree)
Birthdate: June 27, 1880
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States
Died: June 1
Birthdate: November 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts
Died: June 6
4
Yuri Gagarin(Soviet Pilot and Cosmonaut Who Became the First Man to Travel into Outer Space)
Birthdate: March 9, 1934
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Klushino, Russia
Died: March 27
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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John Steinbeck(American Writer and Winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature)
Birthdate: February 27, 1902
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Salinas, California, United States
Died: December 20
6
Enid Blyton(Best Selling Children's Writer of the 20th Century Known for Her Works 'Malory Towers' & 'The Famous Five')
Birthdate: August 11, 1897
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: East Dulwich, London, England
Died: November 28
Birthdate: September 30, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: February 27
Birthdate: January 31, 1902
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Died: December 12
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Birthdate: September 20, 1878
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Died: November 25
Birthdate: July 28, 1887
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Blainville-Crevon, France
Died: October 2
Birthdate: April 4, 1906
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: October 13
Birthdate: March 3, 1937
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Died: March 30
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Duke Kahanamoku
(Hawaiian Competition Swimmer Who Popularized the Sport of Surfing)
Birthdate: August 24, 1890
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Haleʻākala, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died: January 22
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
14
Thomas Merton(Writer & theologian was ordained to the Catholic priesthood and given the name "Father Louis".)
Birthdate: January 31, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Prades, France
Died: December 10
15
Lise Meitner(Austrian-Swedish Physicist Who Discovered the Element Protactinium)
Birthdate: November 7, 1878
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: October 27
16
Dan Duryea(Known for His Roles in the Films: ‘The Pride of the Yankees’ and ‘None But the Lonely Heart’)
Birthdate: January 23, 1907
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: White Plains, New York, United States
Died: June 7
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: July 10, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 7
Birthdate: February 27, 1905
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Niagara Falls, New York, United States
Died: September 18
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Jim Clark
(One of the Greatest Formula One Racing Drivers and Two-Time World Champion in 1963 and 1965)
Birthdate: March 4, 1936
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kilmany, Fife, Scotland
Died: April 7
20
Lev Landau(Russian Physicist and One for the Founders of Quantum Mechanical Theory)
Birthdate: January 22, 1908
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Died: April 1
Birthdate: August 12, 1883
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: West Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 9
Birthdate: March 8, 1879
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Frankfurt
Died: July 28
23
Little Walter
(Guitarist, Street artist, Singer, Songwriter)
Birthdate: May 1, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Marksville
Died: February 15
Birthdate: March 6, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: June 15
Birthdate: January 13, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Died: August 26
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: February 4, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: August 30
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
27
Ramon Novarro
(One of the Top Box Office Attractions of the 1920s and Early 1930s)
Birthdate: February 6, 1899
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Durango, Mexico
Died: October 30
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Howard Florey(Australian Pharmacologist and Pathologist Who Shared the Nobel Prize for His Role in the Development of Penicillin)
Birthdate: September 24, 1898
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia
Died: February 21
29
Randolph Churchill(Son of Winston Churchill and Conservative Member of Parliament for Preston from 1940 to 1945)
Birthdate: May 28, 1911
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: June 6
30
William Powell
(Screenwriter)
Birthdate: February 27, 1925
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: California, United States
Died: March 13
31
Weegee
(Photographer, Photojournalist, Journalist)
Birthdate: June 12, 1899
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Died: December 26
Birthdate: December 1, 1896
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: August 3
Birthdate: March 11, 1898
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Died: June 4
34
Rose Wilder Lane
(Journalists)
Birthdate: December 5, 1886
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: De Smet, South Dakota, USA
Died: October 30
Birthdate: March 4, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Odessa
Died: August 19
36
Edna Ferber
(playwright, novelist, writer,screenwriter)
Birthdate: August 15, 1885
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Appleton
Died: April 16
37
Gholamreza Takhti
(Wrestler)
Birthdate: August 27, 1930
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Died: January 7
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
38
George Hackenschmidt
(Estonian Professional Wrestler)
Birthdate: August 1, 1877
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tartu, Estonia
Died: February 19
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: December 29, 1881
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Died: December 15
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
40
Little Willie John
(Singer)
Birthdate: November 15, 1937
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cullendale, Arkansas, U.S.
Died: May 26
41
Max Brod
(Former prolific writer best remembered as the friend and biographer of writer Franz Kafka)
Birthdate: May 27, 1884
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: December 20
Birthdate: January 21, 1889
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: nyazhpogostsky District, Russia
Died: February 10
43
Alice Guy-Blaché
(Film director)
Birthdate: July 1, 1873
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Mandé, France
Died: March 24
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
Birthdate: January 20, 1879
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: July 21
45
Tsuguharu Foujita
(Japanese–French Painter and Printmaker)
Birthdate: November 27, 1886
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: January 29
46
Carl Theodor Dreyer
(Danish Screenwriter and Film Director)
Birthdate: February 3, 1889
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: March 20
47
Georgios Papandreou
(Politician, Economist, Diplomat, Lawyer)
Birthdate: February 13, 1888
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kalentzi
Died: November 1
Birthdate: March 2, 1895
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Castilleja de la Cuesta, Andalusia, Spain
Died: December 24
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: January 19, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: July 27
Birthdate: May 25, 1887
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pietrelcina
Died: September 23
