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 a notable American child actress of the early Hollywood era, who began performing at a remarkably young age in film and stage productions.

• July 1 Fritz Bauer

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

• July 2 Francis Brennan

  At 74, the us cardinal of philadelphia dies

• 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 Leo Sowerby

  Composer (pulitzer prize), dies at 73

• July 8 Désiré Mérchez

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

• July 9 Allyn Edwards

  Host (one minute please, mr citizen) dies at 53

• July 14 Konstantin Paustovsky

  Russian author and poet (b. 1892)

• July 14 Westbrook Van Voorhis

  Announcer (march of time), died at 64

• July 14 Ilias Tsirimokos

  Greek politician, 164th prime minster of greece (born in 1907)

• July 14 Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky

  Russian writer (born in 1892)

• July 15 Lura Anson

  Woodland dies at 76

• July 18 Corneille Jean François Heymans

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

• July 18 Corneille Heymans

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

• July 20 Bray Hammond

  American author and historian (d. 1968).

• 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

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

• July 26 Lilian Harvey

  British actress (congress dances).

• July 26 Cemal Tollu

  Turkish painter and lieutenant (d. 1968).

• July 27 Babe Adams

  American baseball player and journalist (d. 1968).

• July 28 Otto Hahn

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

• July 28 Charles W Mayo

  Us surgeon dies at age 70

• July 30 Jon Leifs

  Composer dies at 69

• July 31 Gertrude Short

  Actress (stella dallas blonde venus), is killed at 66