At A Glance

8 July 1968 at a glance

Day of the week
8 July 1968 was a Monday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“This Guy's in Love with You” by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 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 8 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 July 1968 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 July 1968 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 8 July

  • 1960 Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.
  • 1962 Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement.
  • 1966 King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.
  • 1970 Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
  • 1980 The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.

Famous people born on 8 July

  • Milo Ventimiglia, American actor, director, and producer (born 1977)
  • Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress and writer (born 1973)
  • Sophia Bush, American actress and director (born 1982)
  • David Corenswet, American actor (born 1993)

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Events of 1968 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1968 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 31 January – The Australian-administered United Nations trust territory of Nauru became independent, in accordance with the provisions of the Nauru Independence Act 1967.
  • 17 April – A state election is held in South Australia. Steele Hall (Liberal and Country League) defeats Don Dunstan (ALP), and becomes Premier of South Australia.
  • 1 May – The Duke of Edinburgh arrives in Australia for a ten-day visit.
More events of 1968 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 1968

Prime Minister

John Gorton

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.06

Loaf of Bread

$0.17

Average House

$9,000

Weekly Wage

$40.00

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