Historical Events In 1968

May 02   On this day in history israeli television begins transmitting  

May 03   In the year 1968 holland Pirate Radio Station VRON becomes Radio Veronica International  

May 03   On this day in history leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer, dies at 86  

May 04   In the year 1968 dancer's Image disqualified due to drugs after winning 94th Kentucky Derby  

May 05   Albert Dekker, dies of accidental suffocation at 62 on this day in history.  

May 06   Battle between students & troops in Paris France, 1000 injured on this day in history.  

May 06   On this day in history spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards  

May 07   In the year 1968 lurleen Burns, wife of George Wallace/gov of Alabama, dies at 41  

May 08   On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner)  

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   On this day in history viet Nam peace talks begin in Paris, albeit on a preliminary level  

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

May 11   Richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park" in the year 1968.  

May 11   Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games on this day in history.  

May 11   Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games on this day in history.  

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

May 12   "March of Poor" under rev Abernathy reach Washington DC on this day in history.  

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

May 14   In the year 1968 beatles announce formation of Apple Corp  

May 14   On this day in history czechoslovakian Government announces liberalizing reforms under Alexander Dubcek  

May 14   In the year 1968 husband Edward Kimmel, commandant US Ocean fleet WW II, dies at 86  

May 14   On this day in history red Army Faction -leader Andreas Baader sentenced to 3 years in West Berlin  

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

May 15   In the year 1968 paul McCartney & John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is the substitute host  

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   On this day in history european Space Research Organization launches first satellite  

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

May 19   20th Emmy Awards Get Smart, Mission Impossible &Barbara Bain on this day in history.  

May 19   20th Emmy Awards: Get Smart, Mission Impossible &Barbara Bain on this day in history.  

May 19   Pirate Radio Brumble of Northern England first heard on this day in history.  

May 20   Albert Hartkopf, cricketer (one Test for Australia), dies in the year 1968.  

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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   In the year 1968 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   Evan Parke, Jamaican actor was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah)  

Jan 03   Thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos) was born in the year 1968.  

Jan 02   Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies on this day in history.  

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   Prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897) died in the year 1968.  

Jan 09   On this day in history death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide  

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.