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

• Oct. 1 Romano Guardini

  German catholic priest, writer, and academic. he was a key figure in catholic intellectual life during the 20th century.

• Oct. 2 Marcel Duchamp

  French artist, best known for his irreverent work. his new way of artistically interpreting reality, in which everyday objects were used as vehicles for ideas, was a significant influence on the dada movement. his art can be described as "modern contempt" because he believed that the sacrosanct attitude of society stifles creativity, particularly among young artists. when it was displayed …

• Oct. 6 Phyllis Nicolson

  Phyllis Nicolson was a notable English mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to scientific research during the mid-20th century.

• Oct. 9 Pierre Mulele

  Congolese revolutionary (born 1929).

• Oct. 10 Wilhelmina J "Willy" Haak

  Dutch actress, "abandoned child", dies at 71

• Oct. 11 Selim Sarper

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

• 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 House'. She was a Caldecott Medal winner who significantly influenced children's literature in the mid-20th century.

• Oct. 15 Franz Reizenstein

  Composer dies at 57

• Oct. 18 Lee Tracy

  Actor doctor x, bombshell and best man, dies at 70 from cancer

• Oct. 20 Bud Flanagan

  English actor and screenwriter (b. 1896)

• Oct. 20 Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux

  Television preacher, who dies at the age of 84.

• Oct. 27 Lise Meitner

  Austrian-born physicist, who worked in radioactivity and nuclear physics. meitner was part the team that discovered nuclear fission. otto hahn, her colleague, was awarded the nobel prize. meitner is frequently cited as one of the most striking examples of women's scientific achievements that was not recognized by the nobel committee.

• Oct. 28 Henricus WJM Keuls

  Lawyer / poet, dies at 85

• Oct. 29 Marius Moaritz Ulfrstad

  Composer dies at 78

• Oct. 30 Ramon Novarro

  Mexican-american actor, who was the star of silent film and won wide acclaim with his dashing roles in "the prisoner of zenda", and "ben-hur." he starred alongside garbo in the 1932 film "mata hari" and made many other films in early talkies.

• Oct. 30 Conrad Richter

  American novelist known for his historical fiction.

• Oct. 30 Rose Wilder Lane

  American journalist and author (b. 1886)

• Oct. 30 Pert Kelton

  Actress (cavalcade of stars), dies in 61