What Happened In February 1968 In History

Historical Events for February, 1968

• 1st » Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyen Van Lem by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan is videotaped and photographed by Eddie Adams (photographer) e.g Eddie Adams. This image helped build opposition to the Vietnam War.
• 1st » The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation.
• 11th » Israeli–Jordanian border clashes rage.
• 11th » The Memphis Sanitation Strike begins.
• 12th » Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre.
• 16th » In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.
• 17th » In Springfield, Massachusetts, the James Naismith or Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.
• 24th » Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1968

• 1st » Kent Mercker, American baseball player
• 1st » Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter
• 1st » Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1st » Pauly Shore, American comedian and actor
• 2nd » Sean Elliott, American basketball player
• 2nd » Scott Erickson, American baseball player
• 2nd » Thomas Teige, German martial artist and actor
• 2nd » Simon Wickham-Smith, English singer, astrologer, and academic
• 3rd » Vlade Divac, Serbian basketball player
• 4th » Marko Matvere, Estonian actor
• 5th » Roberto Alomar, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 5th » David R. Flores, Mexican-American jockey
• 5th » Marcus Grönholm, Finnish race car driver
• 5th » Eyþór Guðjónsson, Icelandic actor
• 5th » Nir Kabaretti, Israeli conductor
• 5th » Qasim Melho, Syrian actor
• 6th » Adolfo Valencia, Colombian footballer
• 6th » Akira Yamaoka, Japanese composer and producer
• 7th » Peter Bondra, Slovak ice hockey player
• 7th » Sully Erna, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Godsmack)
• 7th » Maitreesh Ghatak, Indian development economist
• 7th » Mark Tewksbury, Canadian swimmer
• 8th » Gary Coleman, American actor (d. 2010)
• 8th » Nasos Thanopoulos, Greek businessman
• 9th » Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican singer and actress
• 9th » Rahul Roy, Indian actor
• 9th » Derek Strong, American basketball player
• 10th » Matthias Hamann, German footballer
• 10th » Peter Popovic, Swedish ice hockey player
• 10th » Garrett Reisman, American engineer and astronaut
• 10th » Atika Suri, Indonesian journalist
• 11th » Mo Willems, American author
• 12th » Josh Brolin, American actor
• 12th » Gregory Charles, Canadian singer, dancer, pianist, and actor
• 12th » Christopher McCandless, American adventurer (d. 1992)
• 12th » Chynna Phillips, American singer and actress (Wilson Phillips)
• 13th » Kelly Hu, American model and actress
• 13th » Niamh Kavanagh, Irish singer
• 13th » Daisuke Ikeda, Japanese wrestler
• 13th » Yasuhiro Yamada, Japanese footballer (d. 2013)
• 14th » Latifa (singer) called Latifa, Tunisian singer and actress
• 14th » Jules Asner, American model
• 14th » Chris Lewis (cricketer) called Chris Lewis, Guyanese-English cricketer
• 14th » Scott McClellan, American civil servant and author, 25th White House Press Secretary
• 15th » Axelle Red, Belgian singer-songwriter
• 15th » Mieke Suys, Belgian triathlete
• 16th » Warren Ellis, English author
• 17th » Bryan Cox, American football player
• 18th » Molly Ringwald, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 20th » Ted Hankey, English darts player
• 20th » Ha Seok-Ju, South Korean footballer and manager
• 22nd » Shawn Graham, Canadian politician, 31st Premier of New Brunswick
• 22nd » Bradley Nowell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Sublime (band) called Sublime) (d. 1996)
• 22nd » Elna Reinach, South African tennis player
• 22nd » Jeri Ryan, American actress
• 22nd » Jayson Williams, American basketball player
• 23rd » Justin Bell, English race car driver
• 24th » Mitch Hedberg, American comedian and actor (d. 2005)
• 25th » Evridiki, Cypriot singer
• 25th » Sandrine Kiberlain, French actress and singer
• 26th » Tim Commerford, American bass player and songwriter (Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave)
• 26th » J. T. Snow, American baseball player
• 26th » Ed Quinn, American actor
• 27th » Matt Stairs, Canadian baseball player
• 28th » Stéphan Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 29th » Suanne Braun, South African-English actress
• 29th » Chucky Brown, American basketball player and coach
• 29th » Pete Fenson, American curler
• 29th » Gonzalo Lira, Chilean-American author and blogger
• 29th » Howard Tayler, American author and illustrator
• 29th » Bryce Paup, American football player and coach
• 29th » Wendi Peters, English actress
• 29th » Eugene Volokh, Ukrainian-American lawyer and educator
• 29th » Frank Woodley, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter

Famous Deaths for February 1968

• 1st » Jacob van der Hoeden, Dutch-Israeli scientist and academic (b. 1891)
• 2nd » Tullio Serafin, Italian conductor (b. 1878)
• 4th » Neal Cassady, American author (b. 1926)
• 7th » Nick Adams (actor) or Nick Adams, American actor (b. 1931)
• 11th » Howard Lindsay, American playwright (b. 1888)
• 11th » Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian journalist, economist, and politician (b. 1916)
• 13th » Mae Marsh, American actress (b. 1895)
• 17th » Marquard Schwarz, American swimmer (b. 1887)
• 19th » Georg Hackenschmidt, Estonian-English strongman and wrestler (b. 1877)
• 21st » Howard Florey, Australian pathologist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
• 22nd » Peter Arno, American cartoonist (b. 1904)
• 27th » Frankie Lymon, American singer-songwriter (The Teenagers) (b. 1942)
• 29th » Lena Blackburne, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1886)
• 29th » Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet and educator (b. 1886)

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