Page 13: 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   On this day in history race Riot in Gary Indiana   

Jul 28   On this day in history charles W Mayo, US surgeon, dies at 70   

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

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

Jul 30   Beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away in the year 1968.   

Jul 30   Jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1968.   

Jul 31   Beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free on this day in history.   

Jul 31   In the year 1968 gertrude Short, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), dies at 66   

Aug 03   Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71 in the year 1968.   

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

Aug 05   On this day in history luther Perkins American guitarist   

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   In the year 1968 yugoslav president Tito visits Prague   

Aug 11   In the year 1968 lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies   

Aug 12   Pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81 in the year 1968.   

Aug 14   In the year 1968 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   

Aug 15   In the year 1968 edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84   

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

Aug 16   Luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Cy Walter, pianist (3's Company), dies at 52 in the year 1968.   

Aug 19   Sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44 in the year 1968.   

Aug 20   In the year 1968 650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia   

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

Aug 20   Russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia in the year 1968.   

Aug 21   On this day in history after 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio   

Aug 21   Democratic Convention opens in Chicago on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1968 radio Prague (Czech) at 12 50 AM announces a soviet led invasion. Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement   

Aug 21   In the year 1968 radio Prague (Czech) at 12:50 AM announces a soviet led invasion. Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement   

Aug 21   Vladimir Boudnik, Czech sculptor, commits suicide at about 45 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   William Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight) in the year 1968.   

Aug 22   On this day in history cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry   

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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   On this day in history birth of evan Parke, Jamaican actor   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1968 birth of kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)   

Jan 02   Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide   

Jan 10   Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)