Historical Events In 1968

Jul 26   In the year 1968 lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 30   On this day in history 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   In the year 1968 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   In the year 1968 100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif  

Aug 05   In the year 1968 luther Perkins American guitarist  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 16   Luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1968.  

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 radio Prague (Czech) at 12:50 AM announces a soviet led invasion. Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement  

Aug 21   On this day in history vladimir Boudnik, Czech sculptor, commits suicide at about 45  

Aug 21   On this day in history 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   Cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions) was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 02   Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of evan Parke, Jamaican actor  

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   Thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos) was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 02   In the year 1968 sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies  

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

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

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   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 on this day in history.  

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