Historical Events In 1968

Jul 26   In the year 1968 lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies  

Jul 27   Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies in the year 1968.  

Jul 27   In the year 1968 race Riot in Gary Indiana  

Jul 28   In the year 1968 charles W Mayo, US surgeon, dies at 70  

Jul 29   Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1968.  

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

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

Aug 04   100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif in the year 1968.  

Aug 05   Luther Perkins American guitarist in the year 1968.  

Aug 06   Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 09   Yugoslav president Tito visits Prague in the year 1968.  

Aug 11   On this day in history lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies  

Aug 12   Pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1968.  

Aug 15   On this day in history edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84  

Aug 15   On this day in history pirate Radio Free London, begins transmitting  

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

Aug 18   On this day in history cy Walter, pianist (3's Company), dies at 52  

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   In the year 1968 earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69  

Aug 20   In the year 1968 russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia  

Aug 21   After 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio in the year 1968.  

Aug 21   In the year 1968 democratic Convention opens in Chicago  

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

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

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

Aug 21   William Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1968.  

Jan 02   In the year 1968 birth of scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)  

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

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

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

Jan 03   Thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos) was born in the year 1968.  

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   Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide died in the year 1968.  

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

Jan 11   Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898) died on this day in history.