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Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1968

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

  • Romano Guardini
    Oct. 1 Romano Guardini

    German catholic priest, writer, and academic.

  • Marcel Duchamp
    Oct. 2 Marcel Duchamp

    French artist, best known for his irreverent work.

  • Phyllis Nicolson
    Oct. 6 Phyllis Nicolson

    Phyllis Nicolson was a notable English mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to scientific research during the...

  • Luisella Viviani
    Oct. 9 Luisella Viviani
  • Jean Paulhan
    Oct. 9 Jean Paulhan
  • Delhy Tejero
    Oct. 10 Delhy Tejero
  • Selim Sarper
    Oct. 11 Selim Sarper

    Turkish educator and politician, 13th turkish minister of foreign affairs (b. 1899).

  • Francis Reynolds Shanley
    Oct. 12 Francis Reynolds Shanley
  • Harry Hebner
    Oct. 12 Harry Hebner
  • Virginia Lee Burton
    Oct. 15 Virginia Lee Burton

    Renowned children's book author and illustrator, best known for classic works like 'Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel' and 'The Little...

  • Antonio d'Emilia
    Oct. 15 Antonio d'Emilia
  • Oscar Rennebohm
    Oct. 15 Oscar Rennebohm
  • Norman Hallows
    Oct. 16 Norman Hallows
  • Romolo Polacchini
    Oct. 16 Romolo Polacchini
  • Bud Flanagan
    Oct. 20 Bud Flanagan

    English actor and screenwriter (b. 1896).

  • August Werner
    Oct. 20 August Werner
  • Demetrio Moscato
    Oct. 22 Demetrio Moscato
  • Theodore Tylor
    Oct. 23 Theodore Tylor
  • Renato Sandalli
    Oct. 23 Renato Sandalli
  • Enrico Marone Cinzano
    Oct. 23 Enrico Marone Cinzano
  • Naima Wifstrand
    Oct. 23 Naima Wifstrand
  • Paolo Conca
    Oct. 25 Paolo Conca
  • Jean Schlumberger
    Oct. 25 Jean Schlumberger
  • George Marshall Parker
    Oct. 25 George Marshall Parker
  • Otho Lovering
    Oct. 25 Otho Lovering
  • Lise Meitner
    Oct. 27 Lise Meitner

    Austrian-born physicist, who worked in radioactivity and nuclear physics.

  • Angelo Pozzi
    Oct. 29 Angelo Pozzi
  • Ramon Novarro
    Oct. 30 Ramon Novarro

    Ramon Novarro was a Mexican-American film, stage, and television actor renowned for his leading roles in silent films and early talkies in Hollywood. He became one of the most prominent Latin actors of his era and is best remembered for his starring role in the 1925 epic 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.' [bio]

  • Conrad Richter
    Oct. 30 Conrad Richter

    American novelist known for his historical fiction.

  • Rose Wilder Lane
    Oct. 30 Rose Wilder Lane

    American journalist and author (b. 1886).