Historical Events In 1968

Jul 26   Lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies in the year 1968.   

Jul 27   In the year 1968 anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies   

Jul 27   In the year 1968 race Riot in Gary Indiana   

Jul 28   On this day in history charles W Mayo, US surgeon, dies at 70   

Jul 29   Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Pope Paul VI reaffirms stand against artificial birth control in the year 1968.   

Jul 30   Beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1968.   

Jul 31   Beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Gertrude Short, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Aug 03   On this day in history constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71   

Aug 04   100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif on this day in history.   

Aug 05   On this day in history luther Perkins American guitarist   

Aug 06   Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Aug 08   In the year 1968 race riot in Miami Florida   

Aug 09   On this day in history yugoslav president Tito visits Prague   

Aug 11   Lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81 in the year 1968.   

Aug 14   On this day in history in the Northern Celebesa a 7.4 earthquake caused tsunami waves, reaching up to 300 meters inland,took some 200 lives and destroyed 700 houses. Wave heights were estimated at 8 to 10 meters   

Aug 15   Edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Pirate Radio Free London, begins transmitting in the year 1968.   

Aug 16   Luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1968.   

Aug 18   Cy Walter, pianist (3's Company), dies at 52 in the year 1968.   

Aug 19   On this day in history sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44   

Aug 20   In the year 1968 650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia   

Aug 20   On this day in history earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69   

Aug 20   Russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia on this day in history.   

Aug 21   After 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1968 democratic Convention opens in Chicago   

Aug 21   Radio Prague (Czech) at 12 50 AM announces a soviet led invasion. Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Radio Prague (Czech) at 12:50 AM announces a soviet led invasion. Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Vladimir Boudnik, Czech sculptor, commits suicide at about 45 in the year 1968.   

Aug 21   William Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight) on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men)   

Jan 02   Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1968.   

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

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

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   Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 in the year 1968.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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.