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Events on Saturday 1 June 1968 1
1880 – 1968Helen Keller (1880-1968)Died 1 June 1968, aged 87Deaf and blind from infancy, Keller became a renowned author, disability rights advocate and political activist after being taught to communicate by her teacher Anne Sullivan. She died at her home in Connecticut. Her life and achievements made her one of the most widely recognized figures of the twentieth century.