Born on 25 July 1968

At A Glance

25 July 1968 at a glance

Day of the week

25 July 1968 was a Thursday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Angel of the Morning” by Merrilee Rush was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1968

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1968 was 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Star sign

The star sign for 25 July is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 25 July 1968 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 25 July 1968 was New Moon.

On this day: 25 July

• 1961 Cold War: In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.
• 1965 Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music.
• 1969 Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This is the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war.
• 1973 Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched.
• 1976 Viking program: Viking 1 takes the famous Face on Mars photo.

Famous people born on 25 July

• Hasan Piker, American Twitch streamer (born 1991)
• Jaafar Jackson, American actor and singer (born 1996)
• Zawe Ashton, British actress (born 1984)
• Bryce Young, American football player (born 2001)

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