February 1st (1968) was a Thursday. It's the 29th day of the year (30th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 336 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 1st February, 1968
» 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.
» The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation.
Famous Birthdays on February 1 in 1968
» Kent Mercker, American baseball player
» Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter
» Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player
» Pauly Shore, American comedian and actor
February 1st Famous Deaths for 1968
» Jacob van der Hoeden, Dutch-Israeli scientist and academic (b. 1891)
February 1st Holidays in History
» Public holidays in Nicaragua called Air Force Day (Nicaragua)
» Abolitionism National abolition dates e.g Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery (Mauritius)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Astina (Syrian Church)
» Brigid of Kildare named Brigid, patron saint of Ireland
» February 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which Constitution of Mexico Organization named Constitution Day can fall, while February 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday in February. (Mexico)
» Earliest day on which National Wear Red Day can fall, while February 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Friday in February. (United States)
» Federal Territory Day (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan Territory called Labuan and Putrajaya, Malaysia)
» Public holidays in Rwanda e.g Heroes Day (Rwanda)
» Imbolc (Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, and some Neopaganism e.g Neopagan groups in the Northern hemisphere)
» Public holidays in Hungary e.g Memorial Day of the Republic (Hungary)
» National Freedom Day (United States)
» The first day of Quebec Winter Carnival, celebrated until February 17 (Quebec City)
» The start of Black History Month (United States and Canada)
» The start of LGBT History Month (United Kingdom)