Historical Events In 1968

Apr 07   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 on this day in history.   

Apr 08   On this day in history 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of M L King   

Apr 08   On this day in history the Beatles went gold again, receiving a gold record for the single, " Lady Madonna".   

Apr 09   Martin Luther King Jr, buried in the year 1968.   

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   Pres Johnson signs 1968 Civil Rights Act on this day in history.   

Apr 14   On this day in history roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card   

Apr 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history "Fade Out-Fade In" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 72 perfs   

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   On this day in history 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   The first American since 1957 wins the 72nd Boston Marathon in the year 1968.   

Apr 19   Tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Apr 20   On this day in history marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81   

Apr 20   Pierre Elliott Trudeau sworn-in as Canada's PM in the year 1968.   

Apr 21   Norman Demuth, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Apr 21   Toby Halicki car-crash film producer 48, killed shooting stunt on this day in history.   

Apr 23   United Methodist Church forms in the year 1968.   

Apr 24   On this day in history leftist students take over Columbia University, NYC   

Apr 24   On this day in history norman McKaye, actor (Untamed Fury, Frogman), dies at 62   

Apr 26   On this day in history students seize administration building at Ohio State   

Apr 26   On this day in history uS underground nuclear test, "Boxcar", 1 megaton device   

Apr 27   In the year 1968 jimmy Ellis beats Jerry Quarry for heavyweight boxing title   

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

Apr 28   T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2422 Perovskaya on this day in history.   

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

May 01   Harold G Nicolson, English author (English sense of humor), dies at 71 in the year 1968.   

May 01   Legoland, in Denmark, opens in the year 1968.   

May 02   In the year 1968 donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of St Louis), dies at 69   

May 02   In the year 1968 gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London   

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Jan 02   Cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men) was born in the year 1968.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)   

Jan 02   Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion was born in the year 1968.   

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

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   In the year 1968 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 in the year 1968.   

Jan 04   Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 in the year 1968.   

Jan 06   On this day in history kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1968 death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide   

Jan 10   Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73 in the year 1968.   

Jan 11   Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898) died on this day in history.