Historical Events In 1968

Jul 26   On this day in history lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies  

Jul 27   Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 27   Race Riot in Gary Indiana in the year 1968.  

Jul 28   Charles W Mayo, US surgeon, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jul 29   Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption in the year 1968.  

Jul 29   Pope Paul VI reaffirms stand against artificial birth control in the year 1968.  

Jul 30   On this day in history beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away  

Jul 30   On this day in history jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69  

Jul 31   Beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free in the year 1968.  

Jul 31   Gertrude Short, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), dies at 66 in the year 1968.  

Aug 03   Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Aug 04   On this day in history 100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif  

Aug 05   Luther Perkins American guitarist on this day in history.  

Aug 06   On this day in history ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60  

Aug 08   On this day in history race riot in Miami Florida  

Aug 09   Yugoslav president Tito visits Prague on this day in history.  

Aug 11   Lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies in the year 1968.  

Aug 12   In the year 1968 pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81  

Aug 14   In the Northern Celebesa a 7.4 earthquake caused tsunami waves, reaching up to 300 meters inland,took some 200 lives and destroyed 700 houses. Wave heights were estimated at 8 to 10 meters on this day in history.  

Aug 15   Edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1968.  

Aug 15   Pirate Radio Free London, begins transmitting in the year 1968.  

Aug 16   On this day in history luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71  

Aug 18   Cy Walter, pianist (3's Company), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44 on this day in history.  

Aug 20   On this day in history 650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia  

Aug 20   Earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69 in the year 1968.  

Aug 20   On this day in history russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia  

Aug 21   In the year 1968 after 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio  

Aug 21   In the year 1968 democratic Convention opens in Chicago  

Aug 21   On this day in history radio Prague (Czech) at 12 50 AM announces a soviet led invasion. Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement  

Aug 21   On this day in history radio Prague (Czech) at 12:50 AM announces a soviet led invasion. Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement  

Aug 21   On this day in history vladimir Boudnik, Czech sculptor, commits suicide at about 45  

Aug 21   On this day in history william Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight)  

Aug 22   Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men) was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 02   Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions) was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 02   Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 02   Evan Parke, Jamaican actor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1968 birth of kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star  

Jan 03   Kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa) was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 03   Shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1968 sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79  

Jan 06   Kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81 in the year 1968.  

Jan 07   Prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73 in the year 1968.  

Jan 11   In the year 1968 death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)