What Happened In May 1968 In History

Historical Events for May, 1968

• 11th » The Toronto Transit Commission opens the largest expansion of its Bloor–Danforth line, going to Scarborough, Ontario or Scarborough in the East, and Etobicoke in the West.
• 20th » Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War
• 22nd » The nuclear-powered submarine the USS Scorpion SSN-589 6 sinks with 99 men aboard 400 miles southwest of the Azores.
• 24th » FLQ separatists bomb the U.S. consulate in Quebec City.
• 25th » Gateway Arch Saint Louis Gateway Arch is dedicated.
• 27th » The meeting of the Union Nationale des Étudiants de France (National Union of the Students of France) takes place. 30,000 to 50,000 people gather in the Stade Sebastien Charlety.
• 30th » Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. This is the turni

Famous Birthdays on May in 1968

• 1st » Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer and manager
• 1st » Johnny Colt, American bass player (The Black Crowes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Train (band) or Train, and Rock Star Supernova)
• 1st » Sol Kyung-gu, South Korean actor
• 1st » Denise Masino, American bodybuilder
• 2nd » Jeff Agoos, Swiss-American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster
• 2nd » Hikaru Midorikawa, Japanese voice actor
• 2nd » Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer-songwriter and actress
• 3rd » Shane Minor, American singer-songwriter
• 4th » Julian Barratt, English comedian and actor
• 5th » Katherine Rake, English academic
• 6th » Worku Bikila, Ethiopian runner
• 6th » Lætitia Sadier, French singer and keyboard player (Stereolab, Monade, and McCarthy (band) known as McCarthy)
• 7th » Traci Lords, American actress, singer, director, and producer
• 7th » Lisa Raitt, Canadian politician
• 7th » Florian Schwarthoff, German hurdler
• 8th » Teet Kask, Estonian ballet dancer and choreographer
• 8th » Chris Lighty, American talent manager, co-founded Violator (company) named Violator Entertainment (d. 2012)
• 8th » Nathalie Normandeau, Canadian politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
• 8th » Johan Pehrson, Swedish politician
• 8th » Jamie Summers, American porn actress
• 9th » David Benoit (basketball) named David Benoit, American basketball player
• 9th » Graham Harman, American philosopher
• 9th » Ruth Kelly, Irish economist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
• 9th » Marie-José Pérec, French runner
• 10th » Thomas Coville, French sailor
• 10th » Paul Dolan (academic) known as Paul Dolan, British behavioural scientist
• 10th » Al Murray, English comedian and television host
• 10th » Erik Palladino, American actor
• 10th » William Regal, English wrestler and sportscaster
• 10th » Ed Sanders (television carpenter) e.g Ed Sanders, English carpenter and television host
• 10th » Tatyana Shikolenko, Russian javelin thrower
• 11th » Jeffrey Donovan, American actor, director, and producer
• 12th » Mark Clark (baseball) named Mark Clark, American baseball player and coach
• 12th » Tony Hawk, American skateboarder and actor
• 12th » Scott Schwartz, American actor
• 12th » Catherine Tate, English actress and screenwriter
• 13th » PMD (rapper) called PMD, American rapper (EPMD)
• 13th » Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (d. 1997)
• 13th » Susan Floyd, American actress
• 13th » Dmitriy Shevchenko (athlete) or Dmitriy Shevchenko, Russian discus thrower
• 13th » Sonja Zietlow, German television host
• 14th » Greg Davies, Welsh comedian and actor
• 15th » Cecilia Malmström, Swedish politician
• 15th » Seth Putnam, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Anal Cunt, Post Mortem (band) or Post Mortem, and Siege (band) e.g Siege) (d. 2011)
• 15th » Sophie Raworth, English journalist
• 16th » Ralph Tresvant, American singer, actor, and producer (New Edition and Heads of State (group) known as Heads of State)
• 16th » Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress
• 18th » Shelley Lubben, American porn actress and author
• 18th » Sergei Martynov (sport shooter) or Sergei Martynov, Belarusian target shooter
• 18th » Ralf Kelleners, German racing driver
• 19th » Kyle Eastwood, American actor, singer, and bass player
• 20th » Timothy Olyphant, American actor
• 20th » Waisale Serevi, Fijian rugby player and coach
• 21st » Lauren Hays, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 21st » Ilmar Raag, Estonian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 21st » Matthias Ungemach, German-Australian rower
• 21st » Julie Vega, Filipino actress and singer (d. 1985)
• 22nd » Pedro Bleyer, Bolivian fencer
• 22nd » Randy Brown, American basketball player
• 22nd » Graham Linehan, Irish comedian, actor, and author
• 23rd » Guinevere Turner, American actress and screenwriter
• 24th » Mo Willems, American author and illustrator
• 25th » Kendall Gill, American basketball player, boxer, and sportscaster
• 26th » Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
• 26th » Simon Diamond, American baseball player and wrestler
• 26th » Fernando León de Aranoa, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter
• 26th » Steve Sedgley, English footballer and manager
• 27th » Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player and coach
• 27th » Rebekah Brooks, English journalist
• 27th » Frank Thomas (designated hitter) e.g Frank Thomas, American baseball player
• 28th » Kylie Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 29th » Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician
• 29th » Tate George, American basketball player
• 29th » Jessica Morden, English politician
• 30th » Jason Kenney, Canadian politician
• 30th » Zacarias Moussaoui, French terrorist
• 31st » John Connolly (author) e.g John Connolly, Irish author
• 31st » Stéphane E. Roy, Canadian comedian and actor

Famous Deaths for May 1968

• 1st » Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1895)
• 1st » Harold Nicolson, English author and politician (b. 1886)
• 2nd » Harri Moora, Estonian archeologist (b. 1900)
• 9th » Mercedes de Acosta, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)
• 9th » Finlay Currie, Scottish actor (b. 1878)
• 9th » Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created 'Little Orphan Annie' (b. 1894)
• 9th » Marion Lorne, American actress (b. 1885)
• 10th » Scotty Beckett, American actor (b. 1929)
• 14th » Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral (b. 1882)
• 21st » Doris Lloyd, English-American actress (b. 1896)
• 25th » Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 26th » Little Willie John, American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
• 27th » Denise Legeay, French actress (b. 1898)
• 28th » Fyodor Okhlopkov, Russian sergeant and sniper (b. 1908)
• 29th » Arnold Susi, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1896)

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