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 in the year 1968.   

Jul 27   Race Riot in Gary Indiana in the year 1968.   

Jul 28   Charles W Mayo, US surgeon, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jul 31   On this day in history beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free   

Jul 31   On this day in history 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   100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif on this day in history.   

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   Race riot in Miami Florida in the year 1968.   

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

Aug 11   Lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies in the year 1968.   

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 in the year 1968.   

Aug 16   On this day in history luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71   

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

Aug 19   On this day in history sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44   

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   On this day in history 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   Democratic Convention opens in Chicago in the year 1968.   

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   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 in the year 1968.   

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

Aug 22   In the year 1968 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   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   In the year 1968 birth of kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star   

Jan 03   Kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah) was born on this day in history.   

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   Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1968.   

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