Historical Events In 1968

Jul 26   On this day in history lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies   

Jul 27   Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies in the year 1968.   

Jul 27   Race Riot in Gary Indiana on this day in history.   

Jul 28   In the year 1968 charles W Mayo, US surgeon, dies at 70   

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   Beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away on this day in history.   

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

Jul 31   In the year 1968 beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free   

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

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

Aug 04   100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif in the year 1968.   

Aug 05   On this day in history luther Perkins American guitarist   

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

Aug 08   In the year 1968 race riot in Miami Florida   

Aug 09   Yugoslav president Tito visits Prague in the year 1968.   

Aug 11   Lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies on this day in history.   

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

Aug 14   In the year 1968 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   In the year 1968 edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84   

Aug 15   Pirate Radio Free London, begins transmitting in the year 1968.   

Aug 16   In the year 1968 luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71   

Aug 18   Cy Walter, pianist (3's Company), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44 on this day in history.   

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   Russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia in the year 1968.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 03   Kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa) was born on this day in history.   

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   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   Kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81 in the year 1968.   

Jan 07   Prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897) died in the year 1968.   

Jan 09   Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide died on this day in history.   

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

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