Page 12: Historical Events In 1968

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

Jul 07   Leo Sowerby, composer (Pulitzer Prize), dies at 73.   

Jul 07   Rock group "The Yardbirds" disband.   

Jul 09   39.83 cm (15.68") of rainfall, Columbus, Miss (state 24-hour record).   

Jul 09   Allyn Edwards host (One Minute Please, Mr Citizen), dies at 53.   

Jul 09   Allyn Edwards, host (One Minute Please, Mr Citizen), dies at 53.   

Jul 09   John Indrisano actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 62   

Jul 13   97th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 289 at Carnoustie Scotland.   

Jul 14   Brave Hank Aaron hits his 500th HR off SF Giant Mike McCormick   

Jul 14   Konstatin G Paustovski, Russian sailor/author, dies at 76.   

Jul 14   Westbrook Van Voorhis announcer (March of Time), dies at 64   

Jul 15   "One Life to Live" premieres on TV.   

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   

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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)