Page 8: Historical Events In 1968

Apr 07   On this day in history jim Clark, two-time F1 World Champion and winner of the Indianapolis 500, dies in a racing accident during a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim, Germany.   

Apr 08   In the year 1968 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of M L King   

Apr 08   In the year 1968 the Beatles went gold again, receiving a gold record for the single, " Lady Madonna".   

Apr 09   Martin Luther King Jr, buried on this day in history.   

Apr 09   New socialist constitution of East Germany takes effect on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Ralph Aberbathy elected to head So Christian Leadership Conference in the year 1968.   

Apr 11   In the year 1968 pres Johnson signs 1968 Civil Rights Act   

Apr 14   In the year 1968 roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card   

Apr 15   Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1968.   

Apr 16   In the year 1968 edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82   

Apr 17   "Fade Out-Fade In" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 72 perfs in the year 1968.   

Apr 17   In the year 1968 margaret Seddon, dies at 95   

Apr 17   P Wild discovers asteroids #1773 Rumpelstilz, #1830 Pogson, on this day in history.   

Apr 18   SF's Old Hall of Justice demolished on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Dedication of the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra, by Prime Minister John Gorton The memorial is a copy of the original unveiled at Port Said, Egypt, by former Prime Minister William Morris Hughes in 1932 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   In the year 1968 the first American since 1957 wins the 72nd Boston Marathon   

Apr 19   In the year 1968 tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61   

Apr 20   In the year 1968 marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81   

Apr 20   On this day in history pierre Elliott Trudeau sworn-in as Canada's PM   

Apr 21   Norman Demuth, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1968.   

Apr 21   On this day in history toby Halicki car-crash film producer 48, killed shooting stunt   

Apr 23   In the year 1968 united Methodist Church forms   

Apr 24   Leftist students take over Columbia University, NYC on this day in history.   

Apr 24   In the year 1968 norman McKaye, actor (Untamed Fury, Frogman), dies at 62   

Apr 26   Students seize administration building at Ohio State on this day in history.   

Apr 26   US underground nuclear test, "Boxcar", 1 megaton device on this day in history.   

Apr 27   On this day in history jimmy Ellis beats Jerry Quarry for heavyweight boxing title   

Apr 28   11 year-old Mary Bell strangles 4 year-old on this day in history.   

Apr 28   T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2422 Perovskaya on this day in history.   

Apr 29   "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 1750 performances in the year 1968.   

May 01   On this day in history harold G Nicolson, English author (English sense of humor), dies at 71   

May 01   On this day in history legoland, in Denmark, opens   

May 02   In the year 1968 donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of St Louis), dies at 69   

May 02   In the year 1968 gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London   

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Jan 02   In the year 1968 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   Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion was born on this day in history.   

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   Kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa) was born in the year 1968.   

Jan 03   Shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1968 joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83   

Jan 05   In the year 1968 jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79   

Jan 06   Kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81 in the year 1968.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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)