Historical Events In 1968

Nov 11   In the year 1968 maldives (in Indian Ocean) become a republic  

Nov 12   On this day in history kSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting  

Nov 13   Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP in the year 1968.  

Nov 14   "National Turn in Your Draft Card Day" features draft card burning on this day in history.  

Nov 16   On this day in history greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74  

Nov 17   On this day in history "Zorba" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 305 performances  

Nov 17   On this day in history wilhelm Lehmann, writer, dies at 86  

Nov 18   Walter Wanger, US producer (Cleopatria), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Nov 19   Army coup seizes power in Mali in the year 1968.  

Nov 19   Mali military coup, president Modibo Keita flees on this day in history.  

Nov 20   Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50 in the year 1968.  

Nov 21   In the year 1968 cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt  

Nov 21   In the year 1968 supremes &Temptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"  

Nov 21   In the year 1968 supremes andTemptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"  

Nov 21   Yoko Ono suffers a miscarriage on this day in history.  

Nov 22   In the year 1968 beatles release "The Beatles," (White Album)in UK, their only double album  

Nov 24   Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Louise Suggs Golf Invitational in the year 1968.  

Nov 25   In the year 1968 marcel Labey, composer, dies at 93  

Nov 26   Arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author (Junge frau 1914), dies at 81 in the year 1968.  

Nov 27   In the year 1968 gino Roncaglia, composer, dies at 85  

Nov 28   Enid Mary Blyton, author (Before I Go To Sleep), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Nov 28   In the year 1968 john Lennon is fined œ150 for unauthorized drug possession  

Nov 29   In the year 1968 john and Yoko release their first album "Two Virgins" in UK  

Nov 29   The Viet Cong High Command orders an all-out attempt to smash the Phoenix program. Hanoi Radio broadcasted a National Liberation Front directive calling for a new offensive to "utterly destroy" Allied forces on this day in history.  

Nov 30   On this day in history diana Ross and The Supremes hit the #1 spot on the music charts with Love Child. The somewhat controversial tune (for the times) stayed at the top for two weeks  

Dec 01   In the year 1968 hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66  

Dec 01   Pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting on this day in history.  

Dec 02   Pres Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor on this day in history.  

Dec 05   On this day in history fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54  

Dec 05   In the year 1968 rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP  

Dec 07   M Dodd returns a library books his Great grandfather took out in 1923 in the year 1968.  

Dec 07   In the year 1968 orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 launched into Earth orbit  

Dec 07   On this day in history richard Dodd returns a library book his great grandfather took out in 1823  

Dec 09   On this day in history doug Engelbart demonstrates first computer mouse at Stanford  

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Jan 02   Cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men) was born in the year 1968.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies in the year 1968.  

Jan 04   Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1968 death of prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897)  

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)