Historical Events In 1968
Sunday, 18 April 2021
Jan 01 ABC radio splits into 4 networks (Info, Entertainment, Contemp & FM) in the year 1968.
Jan 01 Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Cæsar's Palace Fountain in the year 1968.
Jan 01 Netherlands gets color TV on this day in history.
Jan 02 Christian Barnard performs 2nd heart transplant in the year 1968.
Jan 02 On this day in history sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies
Jan 02 In the year 1968 the birth of Cuba Gooding Jr, American actor
Jan 02 In the year 1968 the worlds first heart transplant is carried out
Jan 04 Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas in the year 1968.
Jan 04 In the year 1968 joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83
Jan 04 Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million on this day in history.
Jan 05 On this day in history dr Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law
Jan 05 In the year 1968 dubcek succeeds President Novotny as party leader of Czechoslovakia
Jan 05 Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 on this day in history.
Jan 06 In the year 1968 beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 8 weeks
Jan 06 In the year 1968 beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," album goes #1 &stays #1 for 8 weeks
Jan 06 Dr N E Shumway performs the first US adult cardiac transplant operation in the year 1968.
Jan 06 Kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81 in the year 1968.
Jan 06 Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by US for soft-landing on Moon in the year 1968.
Jan 07 On this day in history "GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV
Jan 07 CN suspends Turbo train service to Toronto after a month of operations because of technical problems related to cold weather in the year 1968.
Jan 07 In the year 1968 surveyor 7 lands on the Moon
Jan 07 U.S. postage rates increase today; it now costs six cents to send an ounce of first class mail in the year 1968.
Jan 08 In the year 1968 jacques Cousteau's first undersea special on US network TV
Jan 09 Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide on this day in history.
Jan 09 On this day in history surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on the Moon
Jan 09 On this day in history the U.S. unmanned space probe Surveyor Seven lands on the lunar surface.
Jan 10 Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73 on this day in history.
Jan 10 US Surveyor 7 lands near lunar crater Tycho on this day in history.
Jan 11 In the year 1968 explorer 36 (GEOS-B) launched into earth orbit (1080/1570 km)
Jan 12 Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd on this day in history.
Jan 12 Nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV in the year 1968.
Jan 13 On this day in history "Hallelujah, Baby!" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City NY after 293 performances
Jan 13 On this day in history beginning of Tet-offensive in Vietnam
Jan 13 In the year 1968 bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later
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