Page 8: Historical Events In 1968

Apr 07   In the year 1968 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.   

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

Apr 08   In the year 1968 the Beatles went gold again, receiving a gold record for the single, " Lady Madonna".   

Apr 09   On this day in history martin Luther King Jr, buried   

Apr 09   On this day in history new socialist constitution of East Germany takes effect   

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   In the year 1968 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   In the year 1968 edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82   

Apr 17   On this day in history "Fade Out-Fade In" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 72 perfs   

Apr 17   Margaret Seddon, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

Apr 17   P Wild discovers asteroids #1773 Rumpelstilz, #1830 Pogson, on this day in history.   

Apr 18   On this day in history sF's Old Hall of Justice demolished   

Apr 19   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 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   The first American since 1957 wins the 72nd Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61 in the year 1968.   

Apr 20   In the year 1968 marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81   

Apr 20   Pierre Elliott Trudeau sworn-in as Canada's PM on this day in history.   

Apr 21   In the year 1968 norman Demuth, composer, dies at 69   

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

Apr 23   United Methodist Church forms on this day in history.   

Apr 24   Leftist students take over Columbia University, NYC in the year 1968.   

Apr 24   In the year 1968 norman McKaye, actor (Untamed Fury, Frogman), dies at 62   

Apr 26   Students seize administration building at Ohio State on this day in history.   

Apr 26   US underground nuclear test, "Boxcar", 1 megaton device on this day in history.   

Apr 27   Jimmy Ellis beats Jerry Quarry for heavyweight boxing title in the year 1968.   

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

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

Apr 29   On this day in history "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 1750 performances   

May 01   Harold G Nicolson, English author (English sense of humor), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

May 01   On this day in history legoland, in Denmark, opens   

May 02   On this day in history donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of St Louis), dies at 69   

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

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Jan 02   Cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1968 birth of anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion   

Jan 02   Evan Parke, Jamaican actor was born in the year 1968.   

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

Jan 03   Kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa) was born in the year 1968.   

Jan 03   Shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79   

Jan 06   In the year 1968 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   Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide died in the year 1968.   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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)