April 4th (1968) was a Thursday. It's the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 272 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 4th April, 1968
» Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
» Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 6.
» AEK Athens BC becomes the first Greek team to win the European Basketball Cup.
Famous Birthdays on April 4 in 1968
» Jesús Rollán, Spanish water polo player (d. 2006)
April 4th Famous Deaths for 1968
» Martin Luther King, Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Peace Prize e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)
April 4th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
» Benedict the Moor
» Gaetano Catanoso
» Isidore of Seville
» Tigernach of Clones
» Reginald Heber (Anglican Church of Canada)
» Martin Luther King Jr. (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Zosimas of Palestine (Eastern Church)
» April 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Senegal from France (1960).
» International observance e.g International Day for Landmine Awareness and Assistance (International observance or International)