Page 16: Historical Events In 1968

Oct 31   Ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], actor (Ben Hur), dies at 69   

Nov 01   Georgios Papandreou, Greek minister/premier, dies at 80.   

Nov 02   Ernst Hess, composer, dies at 56.   

Nov 04   Paul JM Lindemans, Flemish agricultural engineer/author, dies at 78   

Nov 05   Estelle Hemsley, actress (Leech Woman, Take aGiant Step), dies at 81   

Nov 05   Nixon (R) beats VP Humphrey (D) and George C Wallace for Presidency.   

Nov 06   Guillaume Landre, composer, dies at 63.   

Nov 07   Willem A Wagenaar, Dutch journalist/author (3000 meter), dies.   

Nov 08   Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from John.   

Nov 08   Wendell Corey, actor (11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl), dies at 54.   

Nov 09   Jan Johansson, composer, dies at 37   

Nov 10   Gerald Mohr, actor (Christopher-Foreign Intrigue), dies at 54   

Nov 10   Launch of Zond 6, 2nd unmanned circumlunar and return flight.   

Nov 11   Jeanne Demessieux, composer, dies at 47.   

Nov 11   John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear nude on cover of "2 Virgins" album.   

Nov 11   Maldives (in Indian Ocean) become a republic.   

Nov 12   KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting   

Nov 13   Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP.   

Nov 14   "National Turn in Your Draft Card Day" features draft card burning.   

Nov 16   Greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74   

Nov 17   "Zorba" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 305 performances   

Nov 17   Wilhelm Lehmann, writer, dies at 86.   

Nov 18   Walter Wanger, US producer (Cleopatria), dies at 74   

Nov 19   Army coup seizes power in Mali.   

Nov 19   Mali military coup, president Modibo Keita flees.   

Nov 20   Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50.   

Nov 21   Cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt.   

Nov 21   Supremes and Temptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"   

Nov 21   Yoko Ono suffers a miscarriage   

Nov 22   Beatles release "The Beatles," (White Album)in UK, their only double album   

Nov 24   In this year, Kathy Whitworth claims LPGA Louise Suggs Golf Invitational   

Nov 25   Marcel Labey, composer, dies at 93   

Nov 26   Arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author (Junge frau 1914), dies at 81   

Nov 27   Gino Roncaglia, composer, dies at 85.   

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Jan 02   Cuba gooding jr: Actor (boyz n the hood, glaadiator, few good men)   

Jan 02   Scott mitchell: Nfl quarterback (detroit lions)   

Jan 02   Anky van grunsven: Dutch dressage champion   

Jan 02   Evan parke: Jamaican actor   

Jan 03   Kent carlsson: Sweden, tennis star   

Jan 03   Kerry huffman: Peterborough, nhl defenseman (phila flyers, ottawa)   

Jan 03   Shannon sturges: Actress (savannah)   

Jan 03   Thomas rayam: Cfl offensive linebacker (edmonton eskimos)   

Jan 02   Sanoesi pane: Indonesian writer,    

Jan 04   Joseph pholien: Belgian pm (1950-52) communist fighter,   

Jan 05   Jean murat: Actor (on the riviera),   

Jan 06   Kurt baschwitz: Germ/dutch sociologist/journalist (heksen),    

Jan 07   Prof james smith: South african ichthyologist (b. 1897)   

Jan 09   Kokichi tsuburaya: Japanese marathoner (oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide   

Jan 10   Basil sydney: Actor (hamlet, simba),    

Jan 11   Isidor isaac rabi: American physicist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1898)