Page 13: Historical Events In 1968

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

Jul 27   Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies in the year 1968.   

Jul 27   On this day in history race Riot in Gary Indiana   

Jul 28   Charles W Mayo, US surgeon, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption in the year 1968.   

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   On this day in history beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free   

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

Aug 03   Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71 in the year 1968.   

Aug 04   In the year 1968 100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif   

Aug 05   On this day in history luther Perkins American guitarist   

Aug 06   Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60 in the year 1968.   

Aug 08   In the year 1968 race riot in Miami Florida   

Aug 09   Yugoslav president Tito visits Prague on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies in the year 1968.   

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

Aug 14   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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 15   In the year 1968 pirate Radio Free London, begins transmitting   

Aug 16   Luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history cy Walter, pianist (3's Company), dies at 52   

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

Aug 20   On this day in history 650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia   

Aug 20   In the year 1968 earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69   

Aug 20   On this day in history russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia   

Aug 21   On this day in history after 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio   

Aug 21   Democratic Convention opens in Chicago in the year 1968.   

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

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

Aug 21   Vladimir Boudnik, Czech sculptor, commits suicide at about 45 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   On this day in history william Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight)   

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

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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   In the year 1968 birth of anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of evan Parke, Jamaican actor   

Jan 03   Kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1968.   

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

Jan 04   Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 in the year 1968.   

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 in the year 1968.   

Jan 07   Prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897) died on this day in history.   

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.