What happened on Saturday December 21, 1968?

About December 21st, 1968, in brief:

  • Historical events: The Apollo 8 mission marked a historic milestone in human space exploration. Launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, this groundbreaking mission was the first manned lunar voyage. Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders became the first humans to leave Earth's gravitational field and travel to another celestial body, performing the first manned Trans Lunar Injection.
  • Day of the week: December 21st, 1968 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Monkey (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye
  • #1 UK song: Lily The Pink by The Scaffold
  • Popular movie: Teorema directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

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December 21, 1968: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 21, 1968:

  • Apollo 8: First Humans to Leave Earth's Gravity The Apollo 8 mission marked a historic milestone in human space exploration. Launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, this groundbreaking mission was the first manned lunar voyage. Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders became the first humans to leave Earth's gravitational field and travel to another celestial body, performing the first manned Trans Lunar Injection.
  • Crosby, Stills & Nash First Performance David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash premiered together in California, marking the beginning of their influential folk-rock supergroup that would become a significant cultural phenomenon of the late 1960s.
  • Joseph W. Barr Becomes US Treasury Secretary Joseph W. Barr began his brief term as United States Treasury Secretary, which would last only one month, making it one of the shortest tenures in the department's history.

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December 21, 1968: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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December 21, 1968: What were the main match results that day?

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  • Dallas Cowboys - Cleveland Browns : 20 - 31
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What day of the week was December 21, 1968?


December 21, 1968 was a Saturday and it was the 356th day of the year 1968 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 21, 1968 can also be written as 12/21/1968 in the US and as 21/12/1968 in UK and Europe.

December 21, 1968 in December 1968 calendar

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Who was born on December 21, 1968?


Famous people born on December 21, 1968:

  • Anne-Sophie Pastel

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December 21, 1968: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on December 21, 1968:

  • Vittorio Pozzo

    Italian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1886).

  • Engelbert Besednjak

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December 21, 1968: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 21, 1968 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 16th and December 22nd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 21, 1968: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 21, 1968 was I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye, according to the music chart for the week December 16th and December 22nd.

  1. - I Heard It Through The Grapevine youtube
  2. - Love Child youtube
  3. - For Once In My Life youtube
  4. - Abraham, Martin And John youtube
  5. - Wichita Lineman youtube

December 21, 1968: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 21, 1968 was Lily The Pink by The Scaffold, according to the music chart for the week December 16th and December 22nd.

  1. - Lily The Pink youtube
  2. - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly youtube
  3. - Ain't Got No / I Got Life / Do What You Gotta Do youtube
  4. - Build Me Up Buttercup youtube
  5. - 1-2-3 O'Leary youtube

December 21, 1968: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 21, 1968 was I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye, according to the music chart for the week December 16th and December 22nd.

  1. - I Heard It Through The Grapevine youtube
  2. - Who's Making Love youtube
  3. - For Once In My Life youtube
  4. - Bring It On Home To Me
  5. - Cloud Nine
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December 21, 1968: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 21st is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 21, 1968: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 21, 1968 is Monkey and the associated element is Earth.

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December 21, 1968: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 21, 1968 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 21, 1968 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 21, 1968 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 15% full, rising at 09:28 am and setting at 08:01 pm.

The previous full moon was on Dec 04, 1968 while the next full moon would come on Jan 03, 1969.

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How old is someone born on December 21, 1968?


Someone born on December 21, 1968 is:

56 years 4 months old,

or 676 months and 12 days old,

or 2941 weeks

or 20587 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 21, 1968?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 21, 1968?

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