Historical Events In 1968

Jul 26   Lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 27   On this day in history 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   In the year 1968 jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69   

Jul 31   In the year 1968 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   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 in the year 1968.   

Aug 05   Luther Perkins American guitarist on this day in history.   

Aug 06   On this day in history ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician, dies at 60   

Aug 08   Race riot in Miami Florida in the year 1968.   

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

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   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 in the year 1968.   

Aug 15   On this day in history pirate Radio Free London, begins transmitting   

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

Aug 18   In the year 1968 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   Earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Aug 20   In the year 1968 russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia   

Aug 21   In the year 1968 after 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio   

Aug 21   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1968 vladimir Boudnik, Czech sculptor, commits suicide at about 45   

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

Aug 22   In the year 1968 cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Evan Parke, Jamaican actor was born on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897)   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide   

Jan 10   Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1968 death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)