Page 2: Historical Events In 1968

Jan 13   On this day in history minnesota North Stars center Bill Masterton fatally injured (dies on 15th)   

Jan 15   In the year 1968 bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies   

Jan 15   In Sicily a 6.0 earthquake in several s in western Sicily were destroyed by this strong shock. It toppled houses, hospitals, medieval castles, and churches on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Robert R "Bob" Jones, founder (Bob Jones University), dies at 84 in the year 1968.   

Jan 17   On this day in history julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83   

Jan 17   Soyuz 4 & 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Soyuz 4 & 5 completed first docking of 2 manned spacecraft in the year 1968.   

Jan 18   Bert Wheeler, actor (Rainmakers, High Flyers, Dixiana), dies at 72 in the year 1968.   

Jan 18   In the year 1968 the United States and Soviet Union agreed on a draft of a nuclear non-proliferation treaty.   

Jan 18   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR in the year 1968.   

Jan 19   A C-130 Hercules of VR-24 and helicopters from NAF Sigonella delivered food, clothing and medicine to the west coast of Sicily to aid some 40,000 persons made homeless by an earthquake in the region of Montevago in the year 1968.   

Jan 19   On this day in history wKBF TV channel 61 in Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting   

Jan 20   US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming on this day in history.   

Jan 20   US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history uS B-52 bombers with nuclear bomb crashes in Greenland   

Jan 22   In the year 1968 duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-12, 20, 24), dies at 77   

Jan 22   The comedy television show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In premieres on the NBC network in the year 1968.   

Jan 23   In the year 1968 spy ship USS Pueblo &83-man crew seized in Sea of Japan by N Korea   

Jan 23   In the year 1968 the North Korean Navy seizes the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo, detaining its crew on suspicion of espionage.   

Jan 23   On this day in history the USS Pueblo was seized in the Sea of Japan by North Korea, which claimed the ship was on a spy mission. The crew was held for 11 months before being released on Dec. 22, 1968.   

Jan 25   On this day in history robert Anderson's "I Never Sang for My Father," premieres in New York City NY   

Jan 25   Virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1968 israeli submarine Dakar crashes in Mediterranean Sea, 69 die   

Jan 27   On this day in history "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 31 perfs   

Jan 29   On this day in history laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies   

Jan 29   On this day in history nauru adopts constitution   

Jan 30   Bobby Goldsboro records his biggest hit, "Honey" in the year 1968.   

Jan 30   In the year 1968 communist forces launch a series of surprise attacks against South Vietnamese targets on the first day of the Tet Offensive.   

Jan 30   In the year 1968 tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81   

Jan 30   On this day in history vietcong launch Tet-offensive   

Jan 31   In the year 1968 bobby Simpson takes 5-59 vs India in his last Test for ten years   

Jan 31   Nauru (formerly Pleasant Island) declares independence from Australia in the year 1968.   

Jan 31   On this day in history record high barometric pressure (1083.8 mb, 32"), at Agata, USSR   

Jan 31   The Island of Mauritius gains independence 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   Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 03   Kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star was born on this day in history.   

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   Thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos) was born in the year 1968.   

Jan 02   Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies in the year 1968.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1968 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   In the year 1968 death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)