What Happened In June 1968 In History

Historical Events for June, 1968

• 3rd » Valerie Solanas, the author of 'SCUM Manifesto', attempts to assassinate Andy Warhol by shooting him three times.
• 5th » Robert F. Kennedy, a U.S. presidential candidate, is Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy known as shot at the Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles) called Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian. Kennedy dies the next day.
• 6th » Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy: Robert F. Kennedy, Democratic Party (United States) known as Democratic Party senator from New York and brother of 35th President John F. Kennedy, dies from gunshot wounds inflicted on June 5.
• 9th » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
• 30th » Pope Paul VI issues the 'Credo of the People of God'.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1968

• 1st » Jason Donovan, Australian actor and singer
• 1st » Mark Gonzales, American skateboarder
• 1st » Jeff Hackett, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1st » Susan Jones, Welsh politician
• 1st » Mathias Rust, German pilot
• 2nd » Beetlejuice (entertainer) or Beetlejuice, American comedian and actor
• 2nd » Andy Cohen (television personality) called Andy Cohen, American television host and author
• 2nd » Jon Culshaw, English comedian and actor
• 3rd » Saffron (singer) e.g Saffron, Nigerian singer and dancer (Republica and N-Joi)
• 4th » Roger Lim, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 4th » Niurka Montalvo, Cuban-Spanish long jumper
• 4th » Al B. Sure!, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 4th » Scott Wolf, American actor
• 5th » Ed Vaizey, English lawyer and politician
• 6th » François Avard, Canadian author and screenwriter
• 6th » Alan Licht, American guitarist, composer, and journalist (Run On (band) called Run On)
• 7th » Macha Grenon, Canadian actress
• 8th » Rob Ray, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 9th » Niki Bakoyianni, Greek high jumper
• 10th » Bill Burr, American comedian and actor
• 10th » The D.O.C., American rapper (Fila Fresh Crew)
• 10th » Derek Dooley (American football) called Derek Dooley, American football player and coach
• 10th » Jimmy Shea, American Skeleton (sport) called skeleton racer
• 10th » Stephen DeRosa, American actor
• 11th » Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
• 11th » Bryan Perro, Canadian author
• 12th » Scott Aldred, American baseball player and coach
• 12th » Manuel Blanc, French actor
• 12th » Htay Kywe, Burmese activist
• 12th » Bobby Sheehan (musician) e.g Bobby Sheehan, American bass player and songwriter (Blues Traveler) (d. 1999)
• 13th » Fabio Baldato, Italian cyclist
• 13th » Spike Breakwell, English comedian and actor
• 13th » Peter DeBoer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 13th » Darren Dreger, Canadian sportscaster
• 13th » David Gray (musician) or David Gray, English-Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 13th » Tim Leveque, Canadian ice hockey player
• 13th » Denise Pearson, English singer-songwriter (Five Star)
• 13th » Marcel Theroux, Ugandan-English journalist and author
• 14th » Yasmine Bleeth, American actress
• 14th » Campbell Brown, American journalist
• 14th » Molly Glynn, American actress (d. 2104)
• 14th » Faizon Love, Cuban-American actor
• 15th » Oh Dal-su, South Korean actor
• 15th » Károly Güttler, Hungarian swimmer
• 16th » James Patrick Stuart, American actor
• 17th » Minoru Suzuki, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
• 18th » Frank Müller, German decathlete
• 19th » Alastair Lynch, Australian footballer and sportscaster
• 19th » Timothy Morton, American philosopher
• 19th » Kim Walker (actress) e.g Kim Walker, American actress (d. 2001)
• 20th » Robert Rodriguez, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 21st » Sonique (musician) known as Sonique, English singer-songwriter and DJ
• 22nd » Darrell Armstrong, American basketball player and coach
• 24th » Alaa Abdelnaby, Egyptian-American basketball player
• 25th » Vaios Karagiannis, Greek footballer and manager
• 26th » Isshin Chiba, Japanese voice actor
• 26th » Paolo Maldini, Italian footballer
• 26th » Shannon Sharpe, American football player and sportscaster
• 27th » Kelly Ayotte, American lawyer and politician
• 27th » Pascale Bussières, Canadian actress
• 28th » Chayanne, Puerto Rican singer and actor (Los Chicos)
• 28th » Adam Woodyatt, English actor
• 29th » Theoren Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player
• 29th » Judith Hoag, American actress and educator
• 30th » Phil Anselmo, American singer-songwriter and producer (Pantera, Arson Anthem, Down (band) or Down, and Superjoint Ritual)

Famous Deaths for June 1968

• 1st » Helen Keller, American author and activist (b. 1880)
• 1st » André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1912)
• 2nd » André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1929)
• 4th » Dorothy Gish, American actress (b. 1898)
• 6th » Randolph Churchill, English journalist and politician (b. 1911)
• 6th » Robert F. Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th United States Attorney General (b. 1925)
• 7th » Dan Duryea, American actor (b. 1907)
• 8th » Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator (b. 1909)
• 8th » Ludovico Scarfiotti, Italian race car driver (b. 1933)
• 9th » Bernard Cronin, Australian author and journalist (b. 1884)
• 10th » Patricia Jessel, Hong Kong-English actress (b. 1920)
• 12th » Herbert Read, English poet and critic (b. 1893)
• 14th » Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian author and poet, Nobel Prize in Literature named Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1901)
• 15th » Sam Crawford, American baseball player, coach, and umpire (b. 1880)
• 15th » Wes Montgomery, American guitarist (Montgomery Brothers) (b. 1925)
• 17th » José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1901)
• 19th » James Joseph Sweeney, American bishop (b. 1898)
• 21st » Ingeborg Spangsfeldt, Danish actress (b. 1895)
• 24th » Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)

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