Historical Events In 1968

Jul 01   On this day in history dick Young, cricketer (England wicketkeeper v Aust 1907-08), dies  

Jul 01   In the year 1968 john Lennon's first full art exhibition (You are Here)  

Jul 01   US, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in the year 1968.  

Jul 02   On this day in history francis Brennan, US cardinal of Philadelphia, dies at 74  

Jul 05   John Lennon sells his psychedelic painted Rolls-Royce in the year 1968.  

Jul 06   Marine Observation Squadron 2 (VMO-2) stationed at Da Nang, South Vietnam, received the first OV-1OA, Broncos, to arrive in South Vietnam in the year 1968.  

Jul 07   Leo Sowerby, composer (Pulitzer Prize), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jul 07   In the year 1968 rock group "The Yardbirds" disband  

Jul 09   On this day in history 39.83 cm (15.68") of rainfall, Columbus, Miss (state 24-hour record)  

Jul 09   On this day in history allyn Edwards host (One Minute Please, Mr Citizen), dies at 53  

Jul 09   Allyn Edwards, host (One Minute Please, Mr Citizen), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jul 09   John Indrisano actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 62 in the year 1968.  

Jul 13   On this day in history 97th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 289 at Carnoustie Scotland  

Jul 14   In the year 1968 brave Hank Aaron hits his 500th HR off SF Giant Mike McCormick  

Jul 14   Konstatin G Paustovski, Russian sailor/author, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jul 14   In the year 1968 westbrook Van Voorhis announcer (March of Time), dies at 64  

Jul 15   "One Life to Live" premieres on TV in the year 1968.  

Jul 15   On this day in history lura Anson, dies in Woodland at 76  

Jul 17   Beatle's animated film "Yellow Submarine" premiers in London in the year 1968.  

Jul 17   In the year 1968 revolt in Iraq  

Jul 18   In the year 1968 c Torres discovers asteroid #2654 Ristenpart  

Jul 18   In the year 1968 intel incorporates  

Jul 20   Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes the first heavy metal song to hit the charts, it comes in at #117 on this day in history.  

Jul 20   Jane Asher breaks her engagement with Paul McCartney on live TV in the year 1968.  

Jul 20   Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 21   On this day in history 50th PGA Championship: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Pecan Valley TX  

Jul 21   Ruth St Denis, US choreography, dies at about 90 in the year 1968.  

Jul 22   Giovanni Guareschi, Italian author: Don Camillo/Peppone, dies at 60 in the year 1968.  

Jul 22   In the year 1968 sir John Newsome recommends public schools should take 50% of their intake from the state school system  

Jul 23   Don Lillis, NFL president (NY Jets) in the year 1968.  

Jul 23   Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt in the year 1968.  

Jul 23   On this day in history pLO's first hijacking of an El Al plane  

Jul 23   Race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 cops killed in the year 1968.  

Jul 25   On this day in history h Wroblewski discovers asteroid #1993 Guacolda  

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Jan 02   Cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)  

Jan 02   Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1968 birth of evan Parke, Jamaican actor  

Jan 03   Kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa)  

Jan 03   Shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah) was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 03   In the year 1968 birth of thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)  

Jan 02   Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies in the year 1968.  

Jan 04   On this day in history joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83  

Jan 05   Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 in the year 1968.  

Jan 06   In the year 1968 kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81  

Jan 07   On this day in history death of prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897)  

Jan 09   Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide died on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73  

Jan 11   Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898) died in the year 1968.