Page 13: Historical Events In 1968

Jul 26   Lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 14   In the year 1968 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1968 650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia   

Aug 20   Earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia in the year 1968.   

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

Aug 21   On this day in history democratic Convention opens in Chicago   

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   In the year 1968 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   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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies   

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

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 in the year 1968.   

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