1968 in History

1968

Désiré Mérchez, French swimmer and water polo player (born 1882)

Désiré Mérchez, French swimmer and water polo player (born 1882)

1968

Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian author and poet (born 1892)

Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian author and poet (born 1892)

1968

Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892)

Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892)

1968

Bray Hammond, American historian and author (born 1886)

Bray Hammond, American historian and author (born 1886)

1968

Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and choreographer (born 1878)

Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and choreographer (born 1878)

1968

Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and cartoonist (born 1908)

Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and cartoonist (born 1908)

1968

Henry Hallett Dale, English pharmacologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1875)

Henry Hallett Dale, English pharmacologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1875)

1968

Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (born 1899)

Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (born 1899)

1968

Babe Adams, American baseball player and manager (born 1882)

Babe Adams, American baseball player and manager (born 1882)

1968

Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1879)

Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1879)