What Happened In March 1968 In History

Historical Events for March, 1968

• 6th » The first of the East L.A. walkouts take place at several high schools.
• 7th » Vietnam War: The United States and Army of the Republic of Vietnam known as South Vietnamese military begin Operation Truong Cong Dinh to root out Viet Cong forces from the area surrounding Mỹ Tho.
• 10th » Vietnam War: Battle of Lima Site 85, concluding the 11th with largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members (12) during that war.
• 12th » Mauritius achieves independence from the United Kingdom.
• 16th » Vietnam War: In the My Lai massacre, between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops.
• 16th » General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.
• 17th » As a result of nerve gas testing in Skull Valley (Utah) called Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are Dugway sheep incident known as found dead.
• 18th » Gold standard: The Congress of the United States e.g U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back United States dollar or US currency.
• 21st » Battle of Karameh in Jordan between Israeli Defense Forces and Fatah.
• 28th » Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is shot by the police in a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students. The aftermath of his death is one of the first major events against the military dictatorship.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1968

• 1st » Salil Ankola, Indian cricketer and actor
• 2nd » Daniel Craig, English actor
• 3rd » Brian Cox (physicist) or Brian Cox, English keyboard player and physicist (Dare (band) called Dare)
• 3rd » Brian Leetch, American ice hockey player
• 3rd » Scott Radinsky, American baseball player, coach, and singer (Pulley (band) or Pulley and Ten Foot Pole)
• 4th » Shafiek Abrahams, South African cricketer
• 4th » Giovanni Carrara, Venezuelan baseball player
• 4th » Jorge Celedón, Colombian singer (Binomio de Oro de América)
• 4th » Cathryn Fitzpatrick, Australian cricketer
• 4th » Dionna Harris, American softball player
• 4th » Patsy Kensit, English actress and singer
• 4th » Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greek politician
• 4th » Graham Westley, English footballer and manager
• 5th » Gordon Bajnai, Hungarian businessman and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Hungary
• 5th » Theresa Villiers, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• 6th » Moira Kelly, American actress
• 6th » Michael Romeo, American guitarist and songwriter (Symphony X)
• 7th » Denis Boucher, Canadian baseball player
• 7th » Jeff Kent, American baseball player
• 7th » Raju Sundaram, Indian actor and choreographer
• 8th » Michael Bartels, German race car driver
• 8th » Jim Dougherty (baseball) named Jim Dougherty, American baseball player
• 8th » Rob Dukes, American singer-songwriter (Exodus (band) known as Exodus)
• 8th » Ellen Forney, American author and illustrator
• 8th » Shawn Mullins, American singer-songwriter
• 8th » Joanna Read, English director and playwright
• 9th » Maggie Aderin-Pocock, English space scientist
• 9th » Youri Djorkaeff, French footballer
• 9th » Brian Heidik, American reality show contestant, winner of 'Survivor: Thailand'
• 9th » Johnny Kelly, American drummer (Type O Negative, Danzig (band) e.g Danzig, A Pale Horse Named Death, and Seventh Void)
• 9th » Robert Sledge, American bass player (Ben Folds Five)
• 10th » Felice Arena, Australian author
• 10th » Thio Li-ann, Singaporean lawyer and educator
• 11th » Stéphane Bédard, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 11th » Lisa Loeb, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (Liz and Lisa)
• 11th » Takao Osawa, Japanese actor
• 12th » Tammy Duckworth, Thai-American pilot and politician
• 12th » Aaron Eckhart, American actor
• 13th » Christopher Collet, American actor
• 13th » Akira Nogami, Japanese wrestler and actor
• 14th » Megan Follows, Canadian actress
• 14th » James Frain, English actor
• 14th » Serena Rees, English businesswoman (Agent Provocateur (lingerie) or Agent Provocateur)
• 15th » Kahimi Karie, Japanese singer
• 15th » Mark McGrath, American singer-songwriter and television host (Sugar Ray and The Wondergirls)
• 15th » Terje Riis-Johansen, Norwegian politician
• 15th » Sabrina Salerno, Italian singer, actress, and producer
• 15th » Jon Schaffer, American guitarist (Iced Earth and Demons and Wizards (band) named Demons and Wizards)
• 16th » Ananya Khare, Indian actress
• 16th » Trevor Wilson (basketball) or Trevor Wilson, American basketball player
• 17th » Mathew St. Patrick, American actor
• 18th » Prince Eudes, Duke of Angoulême
• 18th » Miguel Herrera, Mexican footballer and manager
• 18th » Paul Marsden, English politician
• 18th » Shin-ichiro Miki, Japanese voice actor
• 19th » Tyrone Hill, American basketball player and coach
• 20th » Carlos Almeida (athlete) known as Carlos Almeida, Cape Verdean runner
• 20th » A. J. Jacobs, American journalist and author
• 20th » Paul Merson, English footballer and manager
• 20th » Liza Snyder, American actress
• 21st » Cameron Clyne, Australian businessman
• 21st » Andrew Copeland, American singer and guitarist (Sister Hazel)
• 21st » Jaye Davidson, American-English actor
• 21st » Samantha Dorman, American model and actress
• 21st » Greg Ellis (actor) or Greg Ellis, English actor
• 21st » Shin Seung-hun, South Korean singer-songwriter
• 21st » Scott Williams (basketball) named Scott Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 22nd » Euronymous, Norwegian guitarist and producer (Mayhem (band) e.g Mayhem) (d. 1993)
• 22nd » Arve Henriksen, Norwegian trumpet player
• 23rd » Damon Albarn, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Blur (band) e.g Blur, Gorillaz, and The Good, the Bad & the Queen)
• 23rd » Mike Atherton, English cricketer and journalist
• 23rd » Mitch Cullin, American author
• 23rd » Fernando Hierro, Spanish footballer
• 23rd » Erki Pehk, Estonian conductor
• 24th » Minarti Timur, Indonesian badminton player
• 26th » Laurent Brochard, French cyclist
• 26th » Kenny Chesney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 26th » James Iha, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle, Whiskeytown, and Tinted Windows (band) or Tinted Windows)
• 27th » Irina Belova (athlete) or Irina Belova, Russian heptathlete
• 27th » Sandra Hess, Swiss actress
• 27th » Stacey Kent, American singer
• 27th » Piret Viirma, Estonian draughts player
• 28th » Colin Brazier, English journalist
• 28th » Iris Chang, American journalist and author (d. 2004)
• 28th » Nasser Hussain, Indian-English cricketer
• 28th » Jon Lee (drummer) e.g Jon Lee, English-American drummer (The Darling Buds, Feeder, and Raindancer) (d. 2002)
• 28th » Tim Lovejoy, English television host
• 28th » Max Perlich, American actor
• 29th » Sue Foley, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 29th » Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress and singer
• 30th » Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
• 31st » Naoya Ogawa, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
• 31st » J. R. Reid, American basketball player and coach

Famous Deaths for March 1968

• 16th » Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian-American composer (b. 1895)
• 16th » Gunnar Ekelöf, Swedish poet (b. 1907)
• 20th » Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter (b. 1889)
• 24th » Alice Guy-Blaché, American actress, director, and producer (b. 1873)
• 27th » Yuri Gagarin, Russian pilot and astronaut (b. 1934)
• 30th » Bobby Driscoll, American actor (b. 1937)
• 31st » Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (b. 1885)

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