Historical Events In 1968

May 02   Israeli television begins transmitting on this day in history.   

May 03   Holland Pirate Radio Station VRON becomes Radio Veronica International on this day in history.   

May 03   On this day in history leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer, dies at 86   

May 04   On this day in history dancer's Image disqualified due to drugs after winning 94th Kentucky Derby   

May 05   On this day in history albert Dekker, dies of accidental suffocation at 62   

May 06   In the year 1968 battle between students & troops in Paris France, 1000 injured   

May 06   In the year 1968 spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards   

May 07   In the year 1968 lurleen Burns, wife of George Wallace/gov of Alabama, dies at 41   

May 08   On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner)   

May 09   Finlay Currie, dies at 90 in the year 1968.   

May 10   Maurie Sievers, cricket medium-pacer (Austral v England 1936-37), dies on this day in history.   

May 10   In the year 1968 viet Nam peace talks begin in Paris, albeit on a preliminary level   

May 10   In the year 1968 vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US & North Vietnam   

May 11   On this day in history richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park"   

May 11   In the year 1968 stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games   

May 11   On this day in history stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games   

May 11   On this day in history students & police battle in Paris, 100s injured   

May 12   On this day in history "March of Poor" under rev Abernathy reach Washington DC   

May 13   1,000,000 French demonstrate against De Gaulle & Pompidou on this day in history.   

May 14   In the year 1968 beatles announce formation of Apple Corp   

May 14   In the year 1968 czechoslovakian Government announces liberalizing reforms under Alexander Dubcek   

May 14   On this day in history husband Edward Kimmel, commandant US Ocean fleet WW II, dies at 86   

May 14   On this day in history red Army Faction -leader Andreas Baader sentenced to 3 years in West Berlin   

May 15   On this day in history a tornado strikes Jonesboro AR at 10 PM, killing 36   

May 15   On this day in history paul McCartney & John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is the substitute host   

May 16   Battle for Fire Support Base CORAL in Vietnam on this day in history.   

May 16   On this day in history earthquake kills 47 in Japan   

May 16   Honshu, Japan a7.0 quake killed 47 people, 281 injured, and $131 million property damage was sustained in the year 1968.   

May 17   European Space Research Organization launches first satellite on this day in history.   

May 17   On this day in history uS performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site   

May 19   20th Emmy Awards Get Smart, Mission Impossible &Barbara Bain on this day in history.   

May 19   On this day in history 20th Emmy Awards: Get Smart, Mission Impossible &Barbara Bain   

May 19   In the year 1968 pirate Radio Brumble of Northern England first heard   

May 20   On this day in history albert Hartkopf, cricketer (one Test for Australia), dies   

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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   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   In the year 1968 birth of evan Parke, Jamaican actor   

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   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   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 in the year 1968.   

Jan 06   Kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1968.