1968
Tony Hancock, English comedian and actor (born 1924)
Anthony John Hancock was an English comedian and actor.
Tony Hancock, English comedian and actor (born 1924)
The 1960s
Explore 3652 historical events from 1960–1969.
1968
Ernst Marcus, German zoologist (born 1893)
Ernst Gustav Gotthelf Marcus was a German zoologist, occupant of the chair of zoology at the University of São Paulo from 1936 to 1963, and co-founder of the Oceanographic Institut…
Ernst Marcus, German zoologist (born 1893)
1968
Fritz Bauer, German judge and politician (born 1903)
Fritz Bauer was a German Jewish judge and prosecutor. He played an instrumental role in the post-war capture of former Holocaust planner Adolf Eichmann, and in bringing about the F…
Fritz Bauer, German judge and politician (born 1903)
1968
Jo Schlesser, French race car driver (born 1928)
Joseph Théodule Marie Schlesser was a French Formula One and sports car racing driver. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, including the 1968 French Grand Prix…
Jo Schlesser, French race car driver (born 1928)
1968
Désiré Mérchez, French swimmer and water polo player (born 1882)
Désiré Alfred Mérchez was a male French swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lille and died in Nice.
Désiré Mérchez, French swimmer and water polo player (born 1882)
1968
Constance Georgina Tardrew, South African botanist (born 1883)
Constance Georgina Adams, also known as Constance Georgina Tardrew, was a South African housewife and collector of botanical specimens. Known by the nicknames Connie and Daisy, Ada…
Constance Georgina Tardrew, South African botanist (born 1883)
1968
Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian author and poet (born 1892)
Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky was a Soviet writer nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1968.
Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian author and poet (born 1892)
1968
Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892)
Corneille Jean François Heymans was a Belgian physiologist. He studied at the Jesuit College of Saint Barbara and then at Ghent University, where he obtained a doctor's degree in 1…
Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892)
1968
Bray Hammond, American historian and author (born 1886)
Bray Hammond was an American financial historian and assistant secretary to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in 1944–1950. He won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Hi…
Bray Hammond, American historian and author (born 1886)
1968
Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and choreographer (born 1878)
Ruth St. Denis was an American pioneer of modern dance, introducing eastern ideas into the art and paving the way for other women in dance. She was inspired by the Delsarte advocat…
Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and choreographer (born 1878)
1968
Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and cartoonist (born 1908)
Giovannino Oliviero Giuseppe Guareschi was an Italian journalist, cartoonist and humorist whose best known creation is the priest Don Camillo.
Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and cartoonist (born 1908)
1968
Henry Hallett Dale, English pharmacologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1875)
Sir Henry Hallett Dale was an English pharmacologist and physiologist. For his study of acetylcholine as agent in the chemical transmission of nerve pulses (neurotransmission) he s…
Henry Hallett Dale, English pharmacologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1875)
1968
Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (born 1899)
Cemal Tollu was a Turkish painter. He served in the Turkish War of Independence as a cavalry lieutenant. and witnessed the Fire of Manisa. In 1933 he founded the "D Group" with sev…
Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (born 1899)
1968
Jack Pizzey, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Queensland (born 1911)
Jack Charles Allan Pizzey was a Queensland Country Party politician. He was Premier of Queensland, in a coalition with the Liberal Party, from 17 January 1968 until his death on 31…
Jack Pizzey, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Queensland (born 1911)
1968
Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (born 1896)
Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky was a Soviet and Polish general who served as a top commander in the Red Army during World War II and achieved the ranks of Marshal of the So…
Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (born 1896)
1968
Luther Perkins, American guitarist (born 1928)
Luther Monroe Perkins Jr. was an American country music guitarist best known as a member of the Tennessee Three, the backing band for singer Johnny Cash. Perkins was an iconic figu…
Luther Perkins, American guitarist (born 1928)
1968
Giovanni Bracco, Italian race car driver (born 1908)
Giovanni Bracco was an Italian racing car driver.
Giovanni Bracco, Italian race car driver (born 1908)
1968
Arthur Marshall, American pianist and composer (born 1881)
Arthur Owen Marshall was an American composer and performer of ragtime music from Missouri. He was a protege of famed ragtime composer Scott Joplin.
Arthur Marshall, American pianist and composer (born 1881)
1968
Babe Adams, American baseball player and manager (born 1882)
Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1906 to 1926 who spent nearly his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. …
Babe Adams, American baseball player and manager (born 1882)
1968
Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1879)
Otto Hahn was a German chemist who was a pioneer in the field of radiochemistry. He is referred to as the father of nuclear chemistry and discoverer of nuclear fission, the science…
Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1879)
1968
Ye Gongchuo, Chinese politician, poet, and calligrapher (born 1881)
Ye Gongchuo was a Chinese politician, calligrapher, poet, and art patron. Born in Panyu County, Guangdong, to the family of a Qing dynasty official, Ye passed the imperial examinat…
Ye Gongchuo, Chinese politician, poet, and calligrapher (born 1881)
1968
George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (born 1904)
George Gamow was a Soviet and American polymath, theoretical physicist and cosmologist. He was an early advocate and developer of Georges Lemaître's Big Bang theory. Gamow discover…
George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (born 1904)
1968
Germaine Guèvremont, Canadian journalist and author (born 1893)
Germaine Guèvremont, born Grignon was a Canadian writer, who was a prominent figure in Quebec literature.
Germaine Guèvremont, Canadian journalist and author (born 1893)
1968
Stan McCabe, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1910)
Stanley Joseph McCabe was an Australian cricketer who played 39 Test matches for Australia from 1930 to 1938. A short, stocky right-hander, McCabe was described by Wisden as "one o…
Stan McCabe, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1910)