Page 12: Historical Events In 1968

Jul 15   Lura Anson, dies in Woodland at 76   

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

Jul 17   Revolt in Iraq.   

Jul 18   C Torres discovers asteroid #2654 Ristenpart   

Jul 18   Intel incorporates   

Jul 20   Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" is recorded as becoming the inaugural heavy metal song to hit the charts, it comes in at #117.   

Jul 20   Jane Asher breaks her engagement with Paul McCartney on live TV   

Jul 20   Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies.   

Jul 21   50th PGA Championship: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Pecan Valley TX   

Jul 21   Ruth St Denis, US choreography, dies at about 90   

Jul 22   Giovanni Guareschi, Italian author: Don Camillo/Peppone, dies at 60   

Jul 22   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)   

Jul 23   In this year, Fred Blasie claims 5th wrestling world championship belt.   

Jul 23   PLO's inaugural hijacking of an El Al plane.   

Jul 23   Race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 cops killed   

Jul 25   H Wroblewski discovers asteroid #1993 Guacolda   

Jul 26   Lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies   

Jul 27   Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies   

Jul 27   Race Riot in Gary Indiana.   

Jul 28   Charles W Mayo, US surgeon, dies at 70.   

Jul 29   Mount Arenal, Costa Rica results in the deaths of 80 in Pelee-type eruption.   

Jul 29   Pope Paul VI reaffirms stand against artificial birth control.   

Jul 30   Beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away   

Jul 30   Jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69.   

Jul 31   Beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free.   

Jul 31   Gertrude Short, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), dies at 66   

Aug 03   Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71.   

Aug 04   100000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif.   

Aug 05   Luther Perkins American guitarist   

Aug 06   Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60.   

Aug 08   Race riot in Miami Florida.   

Aug 09   Yugoslav president Tito visits Prague.   

Aug 11   Lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies.   

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Jan 02   Cuba gooding jr: Actor (boyz n the hood, glaadiator, few good men)   

Jan 02   Scott mitchell: Nfl quarterback (detroit lions)   

Jan 02   Anky van grunsven: Dutch dressage champion   

Jan 02   Evan parke: Jamaican actor   

Jan 03   Kent carlsson: Sweden, tennis star   

Jan 03   Kerry huffman: Peterborough, nhl defenseman (phila flyers, ottawa)   

Jan 03   Shannon sturges: Actress (savannah)   

Jan 03   Thomas rayam: Cfl offensive linebacker (edmonton eskimos)   

Jan 02   Sanoesi pane: Indonesian writer,   

Jan 04   Joseph pholien: Belgian pm (1950-52) communist fighter,   

Jan 05   Jean murat: Actor (on the riviera),    

Jan 06   Kurt baschwitz: Germ/dutch sociologist/journalist (heksen),    

Jan 07   Prof james smith: South african ichthyologist (b. 1897)   

Jan 09   Kokichi tsuburaya: Japanese marathoner (oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide   

Jan 10   Basil sydney: Actor (hamlet, simba),    

Jan 11   Isidor isaac rabi: American physicist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1898)