List of Famous people who died at 68
Dan Maloney
Daniel Charles "Snowshoes" Maloney was a professional ice hockey left winger in the National Hockey League (NHL) and NHL coach.
Madlyn Rhue
Madlyn Soloman Rhue was an American film and television actress.
Mohamed Abdelaziz
Mohamed Abdelaziz was the 3rd Secretary General of the Polisario Front, from 1976, and the 1st President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic from 1982, until his death in 2016.
Barbara Trentham
Barbara Trentham was an American actress, who appeared in the 1975 film Rollerball.
Claudio Brook
Claudio Brook was a Mexican actor. Born in Mexico City, Brook had a prolific career, making around 100 film and television appearances in his 38 years. He won two Ariel Awards. He died from stomach cancer in 1995.
Giuseppe Meazza
Giuseppe "Peppino" Meazza, also known as il Balilla, was an Italian football manager and player. Throughout his career, he played mainly for Internazionale in the 1930s, scoring 242 goals in 365 games for the club, and winning three Serie A titles, as well as the Coppa Italia; he later also played for local rivals Milan, as well as Turin rivals Juventus, in addition to his spells with Varese and Atalanta. At international level, he led Italy to win two consecutive World Cups: in 1934 on home soil, and in 1938 as captain; he was named to the All-star Team and won the Golden Ball Award at the 1934 World Cup, as the tournament's best player. Along with Giovanni Ferrari and Eraldo Monzeglio, he is one of only three Italian players to have won two World Cups. Following his retirement, he served as a coach for the Italy national team, and with several Italian clubs, including his former club sides Inter and Atalanta, as well as Pro Patria, and Turkish club Beşiktaş; he was Italy's head coach at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Reyes Abades Tejedor
Reyes Abades was a Spanish specialist in special effects. He won nine Goya Awards. He died on 1 February 2018 aged 68.
Pieter Aspe
Pieter Aspe was a Belgian writer of a series of detective stories starring inspector Pieter Van In. These were adapted for the long-running TV series Aspe (2004–14) starring Herbert Flack. He died at the age of 68 years.
Erika Zuchold
Erika Zuchold was an East German gymnast who competed at the European, World, and Olympic level from the mid-1960s to early 1970s.
Princess Irina Felixovna Yusupova, 9th Princess Yusupov
Princess Irina Felixovna Yusupova, nicknamed "Bébé", was born in Petrograd, Russian Empire, the only child of Prince Felix Yusupov and Princess Irina of Russia.