Page 13: Historical Events In 1968

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

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   In the year 1968 charles W Mayo, US surgeon, dies at 70   

Jul 29   On this day in history mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption   

Jul 29   Pope Paul VI reaffirms stand against artificial birth control in the year 1968.   

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

Jul 30   On this day in history jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69   

Jul 31   Beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free on this day in history.   

Jul 31   In the year 1968 gertrude Short, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), dies at 66   

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

Aug 04   In the year 1968 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   On this day in history race riot in Miami Florida   

Aug 09   In the year 1968 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   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 in the year 1968.   

Aug 15   On this day in history edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84   

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   Cy Walter, pianist (3's Company), dies at 52 in the year 1968.   

Aug 19   Sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44 in the year 1968.   

Aug 20   In the year 1968 650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia   

Aug 20   On this day in history earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69   

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

Aug 21   After 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio in the year 1968.   

Aug 21   In the year 1968 democratic Convention opens in Chicago   

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   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   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 in the year 1968.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah)   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide   

Jan 10   In the year 1968 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)