What Happened In September 1968 In History

Historical Events for September, 1968

• 6th » Swaziland becomes independent.
• 11th » Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
• 11th » The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) was found.
• 24th » '60 Minutes' debuts on CBS.
• 24th » Swaziland joins the United Nations.
• 27th » The stage Musical theatre named musical 'Hair (musical) called Hair' opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, where it played 1,998 performances until its closure was forced by the roof collapsing in July 1973.
• 30th » The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time at the Boeing Everett Factory.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1968

• 1st » Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (d. 2001)
• 2nd » Kristen Cloke, American actress
• 2nd » David Dinsmore, Scottish journalist
• 2nd » Cynthia Watros, American actress
• 4th » John DiMaggio, American voice actor and singer
• 4th » Phill Lewis, American actor and director
• 4th » Eddy Merckx (billiards player) e.g Eddy Merckx, Belgian billiards player
• 4th » Mike Piazza, American baseball player and actor
• 5th » Serhiy Kovalets, Ukrainian footballer and manager
• 5th » Dennis Scott (basketball) known as Dennis Scott, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 5th » Robin van der Laan, Dutch footballer and coach
• 5th » Brad Wilk, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine, and Greta (band) known as Greta)
• 6th » Saeed Anwar, Pakistani cricketer
• 6th » Paddy Boom, Singaporean-American drummer and songwriter (Scissor Sisters)
• 6th » Christopher Brookmyre, Scottish author
• 6th » Paul Rea, American journalist
• 7th » Marcel Desailly, Ghanaian-French footballer
• 7th » Gennadi Krasnitski, Russian figure skater and coach
• 8th » Wolfram Klein, German footballer
• 8th » Ray Wilson (musician) named Ray Wilson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Genesis (band) known as Genesis and Stiltskin)
• 9th » Jon Drummond, American sprinter
• 9th » Clive Mendonca, English footballer
• 9th » Julia Sawalha, English actress
• 10th » Andreas Herzog, Austrian footballer and manager
• 10th » Big Daddy Kane, American rapper, producer, and actor (Juice Crew)
• 10th » Guy Ritchie, English director, producer, and screenwriter
• 11th » Allan Alaküla, Estonian journalist
• 11th » Paul Mayeda Berges, American director and screenwriter
• 11th » Kay Hanley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Letters to Cleo)
• 11th » Blade Thompson, American porn actor and director
• 12th » Larry LaLonde, American guitarist and songwriter (Primus (band) named Primus, Possessed (band) known as Possessed, and Blind Illusion)
• 12th » Nicholas Russell, 6th Earl Russell, English politician (d. 2014)
• 12th » Richard Snell (cricketer) or Richard Snell, South African cricketer
• 12th » Paul F. Tompkins, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 13th » Roger Howarth, American actor
• 13th » Brad Johnson (American football) named Brad Johnson, American football player
• 13th » Emma Wiklund, Swedish model and actress
• 13th » Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican baseball player and guitarist
• 14th » Tanel Joamets, Estonian pianist
• 14th » Grant Shapps, English politician
• 15th » Vicky Entwistle, English actress
• 15th » Danny Nucci, Austrian-American actor
• 16th » Marc Anthony, American singer-songwriter, actor, and producer
• 16th » Walt Becker, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 16th » Tommy Keane, Irish footballer (d. 2012)
• 17th » Akhenaton (rapper) e.g Akhenaton, French rapper and producer
• 17th » Anastacia, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 17th » Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece
• 17th » Lord Jamar, American rapper and actor (Brand Nubian)
• 17th » Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
• 18th » Upendra, Indian actor, singer, director, and screenwriter
• 18th » Toni Kukoč, Croatian basketball player
• 19th » Jimmy Bower, American drummer and songwriter (Down (band) Down, Crowbar (American band) Crowbar, Superjoint Ritual, Eyehategod, Clearlight (American band) Clearlight, and Corrosion of Conformity)
• 19th » Monica Crowley, American talk show host and author
• 20th » Van Jones, American lawyer and activist
• 20th » Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress
• 20th » Darrell Russell (dragster driver) or Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. 2004)
• 20th » Ben Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Soundgarden, Hater (band) called Hater, and Wellwater Conspiracy)
• 20th » Michelle Visage, American singer and radio host (Seduction (group) or Seduction)
• 21st » David Jude Jolicoeur, American rapper and producer (De La Soul)
• 21st » Ricki Lake, American actress, producer, and talk show host
• 23rd » Yvette Fielding, English actress and producer
• 23rd » Adam Price, Welsh politician
• 25th » Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (d. 2013)
• 25th » John A. List, American economist and academic
• 25th » Will Smith, American actor, producer, and rapper (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince)
• 25th » John Worsfold, Australian footballer and coach
• 26th » Jim Caviezel, American actor
• 26th » Ben Shenkman, American actor
• 27th » Mari Kiviniemi, Finnish politician, 41st Prime Minister of Finland
• 27th » Patrick Muldoon, American actor, singer, and guitarist
• 28th » Francois Botha, South African boxer and mixed martial artist
• 28th » Mika Häkkinen, Finnish race car driver
• 28th » Trish Keenan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
• 28th » Rob Moroso, American race car driver (d. 1990)
• 28th » Naomi Watts, English-Australian actress and producer
• 29th » Patrick Burns (paranormal investigator) or Patrick Burns, American paranormal investigator
• 29th » Luke Goss, English singer, producer, and actor (Bros)
• 29th » Matt Goss, English singer-songwriter (Bros)
• 29th » Alex Skolnick, American guitarist (Alex Skolnick Trio, Testament (band) named Testament, Savatage, and Stratospheerius)
• 29th » Samir Soni, English-Indian model and actor

Famous Deaths for September 1968

• 3rd » Isabel Withers, American actress (b. 1896)
• 11th » René Cogny, French general (b. 1904)
• 18th » Franchot Tone, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1905)
• 19th » Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer (b. 1906)
• 19th » Red Foley, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1910)
• 23rd » Pio of Pietrelcina, Italian priest and saint (b. 1887)
• 25th » Hans F. K. Günther, German eugenicist and academic (b. 1891)
• 25th » Cornell Woolrich, American author (b. 1903)
• 26th » Ben Shlomo Lipman-Heilprin, Polish-Israeli neurologist and physician (b. 1902)
• 26th » Daniel Johnson, Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Quebec (b. 1915)
• 26th » Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (b. 1918)

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