Historical Events In 1968

May 02   On this day in history israeli television begins transmitting  

May 03   Holland Pirate Radio Station VRON becomes Radio Veronica International on this day in history.  

May 03   Leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1968.  

May 04   Dancer's Image disqualified due to drugs after winning 94th Kentucky Derby in the year 1968.  

May 05   Albert Dekker, dies of accidental suffocation at 62 in the year 1968.  

May 06   In the year 1968 battle between students & troops in Paris France, 1000 injured  

May 06   Spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards on this day in history.  

May 07   Lurleen Burns, wife of George Wallace/gov of Alabama, dies at 41 in the year 1968.  

May 08   Pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner) in the year 1968.  

May 09   On this day in history finlay Currie, dies at 90  

May 10   Maurie Sievers, cricket medium-pacer (Austral v England 1936-37), dies in the year 1968.  

May 10   Viet Nam peace talks begin in Paris, albeit on a preliminary level in the year 1968.  

May 10   Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US & North Vietnam in the year 1968.  

May 11   On this day in history richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park"  

May 11   In the year 1968 stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games  

May 11   Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games in the year 1968.  

May 11   In the year 1968 students & police battle in Paris, 100s injured  

May 12   "March of Poor" under rev Abernathy reach Washington DC in the year 1968.  

May 13   In the year 1968 1,000,000 French demonstrate against De Gaulle & Pompidou  

May 14   On this day in history beatles announce formation of Apple Corp  

May 14   In the year 1968 czechoslovakian Government announces liberalizing reforms under Alexander Dubcek  

May 14   On this day in history husband Edward Kimmel, commandant US Ocean fleet WW II, dies at 86  

May 14   Red Army Faction -leader Andreas Baader sentenced to 3 years in West Berlin on this day in history.  

May 15   A tornado strikes Jonesboro AR at 10 PM, killing 36 in the year 1968.  

May 15   Paul McCartney & John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is the substitute host on this day in history.  

May 16   Battle for Fire Support Base CORAL in Vietnam in the year 1968.  

May 16   On this day in history earthquake kills 47 in Japan  

May 16   In the year 1968 honshu, Japan a7.0 quake killed 47 people, 281 injured, and $131 million property damage was sustained.  

May 17   European Space Research Organization launches first satellite on this day in history.  

May 17   In the year 1968 uS performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site  

May 19   In the year 1968 20th Emmy Awards Get Smart, Mission Impossible &Barbara Bain  

May 19   20th Emmy Awards: Get Smart, Mission Impossible &Barbara Bain in the year 1968.  

May 19   In the year 1968 pirate Radio Brumble of Northern England first heard  

May 20   On this day in history albert Hartkopf, cricketer (one Test for Australia), dies  

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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   On this day in history birth of scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)  

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   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   In the year 1968 birth of shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah)  

Jan 03   Thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 05   Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1968 death of prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897)  

Jan 09   Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide died on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1968 basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73  

Jan 11   Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898) died on this day in history.