Page 13: Historical Events In 1968

Jul 26   Lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies in the year 1968.   

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

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

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

Jul 31   In the year 1968 beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free   

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

Aug 03   In the year 1968 constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71   

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

Aug 05   On this day in history luther Perkins American guitarist   

Aug 06   In the year 1968 ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60   

Aug 08   Race riot in Miami Florida on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1968.   

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

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

Aug 20   On this day in history 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   After 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1968 birth of cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men)   

Jan 02   Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1968 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   Kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1968.   

Jan 04   Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 in the year 1968.   

Jan 05   In the year 1968 jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79   

Jan 06   On this day in history kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81   

Jan 07   Prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897) died in the year 1968.   

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 in the year 1968.   

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