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Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1968

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in April 1968. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

  • Lev Landau
    April 1 Lev Landau

    Renowned Soviet theoretical physicist who made groundbreaking contributions to quantum mechanics, superfluidity, and superconductivity.

  • Lev Davidovich Landau
    April 1 Lev Davidovich Landau

    Prize laureate for his pioneering theories for condensed matter, especially liquid helium.

  • Friedrich Hustedt
    April 1 Friedrich Hustedt
  • Alessandro Terracini
    April 2 Alessandro Terracini
  • Moses Levy
    April 2 Moses Levy
  • Federico Amoroso
    April 2 Federico Amoroso
  • Martin Luther King
    April 4 Martin Luther King

    Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience inspired by his Christian beliefs and the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. [bio]

  • Giuseppe Paris
    April 5 Giuseppe Paris

    Italian gymnast (b. 1895).

  • Lajos Csordás
    April 5 Lajos Csordás

    Hungarian footballer.

  • Félix Couchoro
    April 5 Félix Couchoro

    Togolese writer (b. 1900).

  • Jim Clark
    April 7 Jim Clark

    Scottish racing driver who was a Formula One world champion, winning 25 Grand Prix races and the Indy 500 in 1965.

  • Edwin Baker
    April 7 Edwin Baker

    Canadian soldier and educator cofounded the canadian national institute for the blind (d.68).

  • Giovanni Scalise
    April 9 Giovanni Scalise
  • Gustavs Celmiņš
    April 10 Gustavs Celmiņš

    Latvian lieutenant and politician (b. 1899).

  • André Trousselier
    April 10 André Trousselier
  • Jan Novák
    April 10 Jan Novák
  • Sigfried Giedion
    April 10 Sigfried Giedion
  • Heinrich Nordhoff
    April 12 Heinrich Nordhoff

    German businessman and engineer who worked at bmw from 1926 until 1930.

  • Pelageja Belousova
    April 12 Pelageja Belousova
  • Arthur Rudd
    April 14 Arthur Rudd
  • Fay Bainter
    April 16 Fay Bainter

    Fay Bainter was a distinguished American actress of stage and screen known for her compelling performances in both comedic and dramatic roles from the 1910s through the 1950s. [bio]

  • Edna Ferber
    April 16 Edna Ferber

    Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer, and playwright who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1925 for her novel 'So...

  • Rudolph Dirks
    April 20 Rudolph Dirks

    German-american illustrator (d. 1968).

  • Walter Tewksbury
    April 24 Walter Tewksbury

    American hurdler and runner (d. 1968).

  • John Heartfield
    April 26 John Heartfield

    German illustrator and photographer (b. 1891).