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 in the year 1968.  

Jul 27   Race Riot in Gary Indiana on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1968.  

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

Jul 30   In the year 1968 beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away  

Jul 30   In the year 1968 jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69  

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

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   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   In the year 1968 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   Lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies on this day in history.  

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

Aug 14   On this day in history 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   Edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1968.  

Aug 15   In the year 1968 pirate Radio Free London, begins transmitting  

Aug 16   Luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1968.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 21   Democratic Convention opens in Chicago in the year 1968.  

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

Aug 21   In the year 1968 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   On this day in history birth of cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men)  

Jan 02   In the year 1968 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   In the year 1968 birth of evan Parke, Jamaican actor  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa)  

Jan 03   In the year 1968 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 in the year 1968.  

Jan 04   In the year 1968 joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83  

Jan 05   Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 in the year 1968.  

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   In the year 1968 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   Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898) died on this day in history.