Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1968

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 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

Jan. 1 Ugo Morin
Jan. 2 Cuno Hoffmeister
Jan. 2 Edmondo Del Bufalo
Jan. 2 Edith Buemann
Jan. 3 Vojtěch Kastl
Jan. 3 Vincenzo Lombard
Jan. 5 Jean Murat
Jan. 6 Karl Kobelt
Jan. 7 Gholamreza Takhti
Gholamreza Takhti was a renowned Iranian wrestler and national hero who was also involved in politics.
Jan. 7 J. L. B. Smith
South african chemist and academic (b. 1897).
Jan. 10 Ali Fuat Cebesoy
Turkish general and politician, 6th speaker of the parliament of turkey (b. 1882).
Jan. 11 Moshe Zvi Segal
Israeli linguist and scholar (b. 1876).
Jan. 13 Adalberto Garelli
Jan. 14 Dorothea Mackellar
The australian poet, whose stanza "i love a sunburnt country" is one the most well-known pieces of lyric poetry in australia.
Jan. 15 Bill Masterton
Bill Masterton was a Canadian-American ice hockey player who tragically died from injuries sustained during a game, becoming the first and...
Jan. 15 Leopold Infeld
Polish nuclear physicist, motion and relativity, dies at the age of 69.
Jan. 15 Alberto Denti di Pirajno
Jan. 16 Bob Jones Sr.
American evangelist, founded bob jones university (b. 1883).
Jan. 16 Panagiotis Poulitsas
Greek archaeologist and judge (b. 1881).
Jan. 19 Ray Harroun
American race car driver and engineer (b. 1879).
Jan. 19 Gaetano Arturo Crocco
Jan. 22 Duke Kahanamoku
Duke Kahanamoku was an Olympic champion swimmer known as the 'Father of Modern Surfing.
Jan. 24 Alf Wigert
Jan. 25 Yvor Winters
American poet and literary critic (b. 1900).
Jan. 26 Merrill C. Meigs
American publisher (b. 1883).
Jan. 27 Sándor Gombos
Jan. 30 Makhanlal Chaturvedi
Indian poet, playwright, and journalist (b. 1889).