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. 2 Sanoesi Pane

  Indonesian writer, dies.

• Jan. 4 Joseph Pholien

  Belgian prime minister (1950-1952), communist fighter dies at the age of 83.

• Jan. 5 Jean Murat

  He was a french actor who entered film in his thirties and played leading roles in french films. he was previously a journalist and ww i correspondent.

• Jan. 6 Kurt Baschwitz

  German/dutch sociologist/journalist (heksen), dies at age 81.

• Jan. 7 Gholamreza Takhti

  Gholamreza Takhti was a renowned Iranian wrestler and national hero who was also involved in politics. He was a prominent athlete and cultural figure in Iran during the mid-20th century.

• Jan. 7 J. L. B. Smith

  South african chemist and academic (b. 1897)

• Jan. 9 Kokichi Tsuburaya

  Japanese marathoner (1964 olympics, bronze medalist), takes his own life

• Jan. 10 Ali Fuat Cebesoy

  Turkish general and politician, 6th speaker of the parliament of turkey (b. 1882)

• Jan. 10 Basil Sydney

  Actor hamlet, simba, dies from pleurisy aged 73

• Jan. 10 Josue Teofilo Wilkes

  Composer dies at 85

• Jan. 11 Moshe Zvi Segal

  Israeli linguist and scholar (b. 1876)

• 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. it was taken from "my country," which was written in 1904. her famous poem appeared in the spectator, london, on 12/31/1908.

• 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 only NHL player to die as a result of on-ice injuries.

• Jan. 15 Leopold Infeld

  Polish nuclear physicist, motion and relativity, dies at the age of 69.

• Jan. 16 Bob Jones Sr.

  American evangelist, founded bob jones university (b. 1883)

• Jan. 16 Panagiotis Poulitsas

  Greek archaeologist and judge (b. 1881)

• Jan. 16 Robert R "Bob" Jones

  Bob jones university founder, dies at the age of 84.

• Jan. 17 Julis Deutsch

  Austria politician/general of the spanish republican army, dies at 83

• Jan. 18 Bert Wheeler

  Actor (rainmakers high flyers, dixiana), died at 72

• Jan. 18 John Ridgely

  Actor (air force possessed big sleep), dies aged 58

• Jan. 19 Ray Harroun

  American race car driver and engineer (b. 1879)

• Jan. 22 Duke Kahanamoku

  Duke Kahanamoku was an Olympic champion swimmer known as the 'Father of Modern Surfing.'

• Jan. 22 Duke Kahanamoku of Hawaii

  100m swimmer (olympics gold-1912, 1920 and 1924), dies aged 77.

• Jan. 25 Yvor Winters

  American poet and literary critic (b. 1900)

• Jan. 25 Virginia Maskell

  Actress (only two can play), is killed at 31

• Jan. 26 Merrill C. Meigs

  American publisher (b. 1883)

• Jan. 30 Makhanlal Chaturvedi

  Indian poet, playwright, and journalist (b. 1889)

• Jan. 30 Tsugouharu T Foujita

  Japanese/french painter dies at the age of 81.