List of Famous people who died in 1968
Syd Nathan
Sydney Nathan was an American music business executive who founded King Records, a leading independent record label, in 1943.
Sir Godfrey Thomas, 10th Baronet
Sir Godfrey John Vignoles Thomas, 10th Baronet, was a British courtier who served as Assistant Private Secretary to Edward VIII in 1936.
Sofia Dzerzhinskaya
Sofia Sigizmundovna Dzerzhinskaya was a leading Polish Social Democrat and later Communist politician. During WWII, she was director of the Polish language Tadeusz Kościuszko radio station, broadcasting the communist message into occupied Poland.
Sakari Ilmanen
Sakari Ilmanen was a Finnish figure skater. He competed in the men's singles event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Virginia Weidler
Virginia Anna Adeleid Weidler was an American child actress, popular in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s.
Sever Burada
André Trousselier
André Trousselier was a French racing cyclist. He won the 1908 edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
Glauco Servadei
Glauco Servadei was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Servadei won 6 stages in the Giro d'Italia and two in the Tour de France. He also competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki
Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Saginaw in Michigan from 1950 to 1968. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan from 1937 to 1950.
Dorothy Gish
Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. Dorothy Gish was noted as a fine comedian, and many of her films were comedies.