Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1968

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

• July 1 Virginia Weidler

  Virginia Weidler was an American child actress best known for her roles in classic films of the 1930s and 1940s, including 'The Philadelphia Story.' [bio]

• July 1 Fritz Bauer

  Prominent German Jewish jurist who played a crucial role in prosecuting Nazi war criminals during the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials.

• July 7 Jo Schlesser

  Jo Schlesser was a French race car driver who competed in motorsports during the 1960s, tragically losing his life during a racing event.

• July 7 Ugo Frigerio
• July 8 Désiré Mérchez

  French swimmer and water-polo player (d. 1968).

• July 12 Antonio Pietrangeli
• July 14 Konstantin Paustovsky

  Russian author and poet (b. 1892).

• July 15 Cai Chusheng
• July 18 Corneille Jean François Heymans

  Prize laureate for the discovery of the role played by the sinus and aortic mechanisms in the regulation of respiration.

• July 18 Corneille Heymans

  Belgian physiologist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1892).

• July 20 Bray Hammond

  American author and historian (d. 1968).

• July 20 Agnes Morgan
• July 20 Basilio Focaccia
• July 20 Ruperto Banterle
• July 21 Ruth St. Denis

  American dancer and choreographer (b. 1878).

• July 22 Giovannino Guareschi

  Famous Italian journalist, cartoonist, and humorist best known for creating the beloved Don Camillo stories set in rural Italy.

• July 23 Henry Hallett Dale

  English pharmacologist and physiologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1875).

• July 23 János Vörös
• July 23 Luigi Cevenini
• July 26 Cemal Tollu

  Turkish painter and lieutenant (d. 1968).

• July 27 Babe Adams

  American baseball player and journalist (d. 1968).

• July 27 Lilian Harvey
• July 28 Otto Hahn

  German chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1879).

• July 30 Alexander Hall