Page 17: Historical Events In 1968

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   Supremes andTemptations 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   

Nov 28   Enid Mary Blyton, author (Before I Go To Sleep), dies at 70   

Nov 28   John Lennon is fined œ150 for unauthorized drug possession.   

Nov 29   John and Yoko release their inaugural 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.   

Nov 30   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   Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66.   

Dec 01   Pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting   

Dec 02   Pres Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor.   

Dec 05   Fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54.   

Dec 05   Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP   

Dec 07   M Dodd returns a library books his Great grandfather took out in 1923   

Dec 07   Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 launched into Earth orbit   

Dec 07   Richard Dodd returns a library book his great grandfather took out in 1823   

Dec 09   Doug Engelbart demonstrates inaugural computer mouse at Stanford.   

Dec 10   Karl Barth, Swiss theologist/minister (Kirchliche Dogma), dies at 82   

Dec 11   Nadine Riga, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 59.   

Dec 11   The Labor Department announced that the nation's unemployment rate had dwindled to 3.3%, the lowest mark in 15 years   

Dec 12   Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired.   

Dec 12   Tallulah Bankhead, actress (All Star Revue), dies of pneumonia at 65   

Dec 13   Playland at Beach reopens   

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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)