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In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Martin Luther King Jr.
American civil-rights activist and leader (1929–1968).
Born January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1968 at 39 years old in Memphis (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Robert F. Kennedy
American politician and brother of john f. kennedy (1925-1968).
Born November 20th, 1925 in Brookline. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1968 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Helen Keller
American author and activist (1880–1968).
Born June 27th, 1880 in Tuscumbia. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1968 at 87 years old in Easton (disease). [ref]
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968).
Born March 9th, 1934 in Klushino. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1968 at 34 years old in Novosyolovo (aviation accident). [ref]
John Steinbeck
American writer (1902–1968).
Born February 27th, 1902 in Salinas. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1968 at 66 years old in New York City, Harlem (heart failure). [ref]
Bumpy Johnson
African-american mobster (1905-1968).
Born October 31st, 1905 in Charleston.
Died July 7th, 1968 at 62 years old in Harlem (myocardial infarction).
Tallulah Bankhead
American actress.
Born January 31st, 1902 in Huntsville.
Died December 12th, 1968 at 66 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic.
Born May 25th, 1887 in Pietrelcina.
Died September 30th, 1968 at 81 years old in San Giovanni Rotondo.
Randolph Churchill
British politician, son of british prime minister winston churchill (1911-1968).
Born May 21st, 1911 in London. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1968 at 57 years old in Suffolk (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Enid Blyton
English author (1897–1968).
Born August 11th, 1897 in East Dulwich. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1968 at 71 years old in Hampstead (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore