Historical Events In 1968

Apr 07   On this day in history jim Clark, two-time F1 World Champion and winner of the Indianapolis 500, dies in a racing accident during a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim, Germany.   

Apr 08   40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of M L King in the year 1968.   

Apr 08   In the year 1968 the Beatles went gold again, receiving a gold record for the single, " Lady Madonna".   

Apr 09   On this day in history martin Luther King Jr, buried   

Apr 09   New socialist constitution of East Germany takes effect in the year 1968.   

Apr 09   In the year 1968 ralph Aberbathy elected to head So Christian Leadership Conference   

Apr 11   In the year 1968 pres Johnson signs 1968 Civil Rights Act   

Apr 14   In the year 1968 roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card   

Apr 15   In the year 1968 boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer, dies at 73   

Apr 16   Edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82 in the year 1968.   

Apr 17   "Fade Out-Fade In" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 72 perfs in the year 1968.   

Apr 17   In the year 1968 margaret Seddon, dies at 95   

Apr 17   In the year 1968 p Wild discovers asteroids #1773 Rumpelstilz, #1830 Pogson,   

Apr 18   SF's Old Hall of Justice demolished in the year 1968.   

Apr 19   In the year 1968 dedication of the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra, by Prime Minister John Gorton The memorial is a copy of the original unveiled at Port Said, Egypt, by former Prime Minister William Morris Hughes in 1932   

Apr 19   In the year 1968 the first American since 1957 wins the 72nd Boston Marathon   

Apr 19   In the year 1968 tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61   

Apr 20   In the year 1968 marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81   

Apr 20   On this day in history pierre Elliott Trudeau sworn-in as Canada's PM   

Apr 21   In the year 1968 norman Demuth, composer, dies at 69   

Apr 21   On this day in history toby Halicki car-crash film producer 48, killed shooting stunt   

Apr 23   United Methodist Church forms on this day in history.   

Apr 24   In the year 1968 leftist students take over Columbia University, NYC   

Apr 24   Norman McKaye, actor (Untamed Fury, Frogman), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Apr 26   In the year 1968 students seize administration building at Ohio State   

Apr 26   In the year 1968 uS underground nuclear test, "Boxcar", 1 megaton device   

Apr 27   Jimmy Ellis beats Jerry Quarry for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

Apr 28   11 year-old Mary Bell strangles 4 year-old in the year 1968.   

Apr 28   In the year 1968 t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2422 Perovskaya   

Apr 29   In the year 1968 "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 1750 performances   

May 01   Harold G Nicolson, English author (English sense of humor), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

May 01   On this day in history legoland, in Denmark, opens   

May 02   Donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of St Louis), dies at 69 in the year 1968.   

May 02   Gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London 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   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   In the year 1968 birth of thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)   

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   On this day in history jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79   

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

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 in the year 1968.   

Jan 10   On this day in history basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)