October 1968 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 1968.
The US president was Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Wilson (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on October 1968: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of October 1968?
Events
- 01 Oct 1968 Night of the Living Dead premieres in Pittsburgh
- 02 Oct 1968 1st London performance of Promises Promises presented
- 03 Oct 1968 Howard Sacklers Great White Hope, premieres in New York City
- 05 Oct 1968 Battles between Catholic demonstrators and police in Londonderry
- 07 Oct 1968 Motion Picture Association of America adopts film rating system.
- 08 Oct 1968 Aircraft carrier Charles Doorman sold to Argentina
- 09 Oct 1968 WKMU TV channel 21 in Murray, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 10 Oct 1968 George Harrison forms Singsong Ltd
- 11 Oct 1968 Apollo 7 (Schirra, Eisele and Cunningham) make 163 orbits of Earth in 260 hours.
- 12 Oct 1968 19th Olympic games open at Mexico City, Mexico
- 13 Oct 1968 Tinker Creek Gorge of Cleveland Metroparks is dedicated
- 14 Oct 1968 Beatles White Album completed
- 15 Oct 1968 AL expansion draft, Kansas City pick Roger Nelson and Pilots pick Don Mincher 1st
- 16 Oct 1968 China reports removal of President Li Sjao-tji
- 17 Oct 1968 Black American athletes make a silent protest against racism at the Olympics
- 18 Oct 1968 Lee Evans sets world record of 43.8 seconds in 400 metre dash.
- 19 Oct 1968 Golden Gate Bridge charges tolls only for southbound cars
- 20 Oct 1968 Her 1st Roman opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 17 performances
- 22 Oct 1968 Apollo 7 returns to Earth.
- 23 Oct 1968 Maggie Flynn opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 82 performances
- 25 Oct 1968 Chicago, Illinois, recognizes Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable as its first settler.
- 26 Oct 1968 1st European satellite launched, Esro 1, at Cape Kennedy
- 27 Oct 1968 19th Olympic games close at Mexico City, Mexico
- 30 Oct 1968 Jaqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis on the island of Scorpios
- 31 Oct 1968 Linda Eastman moves to UK permanently
- 05 Oct 1968 A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Derry is violently suppressed by police.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in October 1968?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- The Beatles - Hey Jude
- Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley P.T.A.
- The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire
- O.C. Smith - Little Green Apples
- Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days
- Hugo Montenegro - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
- Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
- Casuals - Jesamine
- Barry Ryan - Eloise
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in October 1968?
The Right People
By: Stephen Birmingham
Stephen Birmingham is a wise and funny writer who has managed to write five novels and "Our Crowd", a study on New York's Jewish community.
The Salzburg Connection
By: Helen MacInnes
He requested the dispatch of two operatives with proper training to Salzburg. Extreme measures may be necessary. In 1945, their thousand-year-old empire was falling around them, and the Allies on the heels. The Nazis hidden a sealed chest in dark …
The Doctor'S Quick Weight Loss Diet
By: Irwin Maxwell Stillman and Samm Sinclair Baker
In the 1960's and 70's, the Stillman diet was all the rage. Why? It works because it works! It works!
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
By: Tom Wolfe
"An American classic" was a Newsweek article that defined a generation. "An amazing book" (The New York Times Book Review), and an unflinching portrait Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters and the 1960s.
Soul On Ice
By: Eldridge Cleaver
This is the classic memoir that changed America's view of the civil rights movement, black experience, and eventually, its future.