Page 13: Historical Events In 1968

Jul 26   In the year 1968 lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies   

Jul 27   Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 27   In the year 1968 race Riot in Gary Indiana   

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

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

Jul 29   Pope Paul VI reaffirms stand against artificial birth control on this day in history.   

Jul 30   In the year 1968 beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away   

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 in the year 1968.   

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

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

Aug 05   Luther Perkins American guitarist in the year 1968.   

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

Aug 08   Race riot in Miami Florida on this day in history.   

Aug 09   In the year 1968 yugoslav president Tito visits Prague   

Aug 11   In the year 1968 lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies   

Aug 12   On this day in history pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81   

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   On this day in history edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84   

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

Aug 16   On this day in history luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71   

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 in the year 1968.   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1968.   

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

Aug 21   In the year 1968 william Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight)   

Aug 22   Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1968.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion   

Jan 02   In the year 1968 birth of evan Parke, Jamaican actor   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star   

Jan 03   In the year 1968 birth of kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa)   

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

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   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 in the year 1968.   

Jan 06   In the year 1968 kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81   

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   In the year 1968 death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)