USING OUR SERVICES YOU AGREE TO OUR USE OF COOKIES
 

What Happened On 8th July 1968 In History

July 8th (1968) was a Monday. It's the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 176 days left to the end of the year.

Historical Events for 8th July, 1968

  • » The Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement or Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.

Famous Birthdays on July 8 in 1968

  • » Billy Crudup, American actor
  • » Thom Fitzgerald, American-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
  • » Shane Howarth, New Zealand rugby player and coach
  • » Akio Suyama, Japanese voice actor
  • » Michael Weatherly, American actor, director, and screenwriter

July 8th Famous Deaths for 1968

  • » Désiré Mérchez, French swimmer and water polo player (b. 1882)

July 8th Holidays in History

  • » Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
  • » Abda and Sabas
  • » Auspicius of Trier
  • » Grimbald
  • » Saint Kilian Kilian, Saint Totnan Totnan, and Saint Colman (martyr) Colman
  • » Priscilla and Aquila
  • » Procopius of Scythopolis
  • » Sunniva and companions
  • » Theobald of Marly

Year 1968 historical events for the month of July

  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
 
 

World History for the 8th July