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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history pope Paul VI reaffirms stand against artificial birth control  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 31   Gertrude Short, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 04   In the year 1968 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   Race riot in Miami Florida in the year 1968.  

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 15   Pirate Radio Free London, begins transmitting on this day in history.  

Aug 16   In the year 1968 luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71  

Aug 18   In the year 1968 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   On this day in history 650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia  

Aug 20   In the year 1968 earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69  

Aug 20   Russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia on this day in history.  

Aug 21   In the year 1968 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   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   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 in the year 1968.  

Aug 21   In the year 1968 william Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight)  

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1968 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   On this day in history birth of anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion  

Jan 02   Evan Parke, Jamaican actor was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 03   Kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star was born in the year 1968.  

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

Jan 03   Shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah) was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 03   In the year 1968 birth of thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1968 kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81  

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   In the year 1968 basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73  

Jan 11   Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898) died in the year 1968.