Born on 15 July 1968

At A Glance

15 July 1968 at a glance

Day of the week

15 July 1968 was a Monday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Baby, Come Back” by The Equals.

Top Film of 1968

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

Star sign

The star sign for 15 July is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 15 July 1968 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 15 July 1968 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 15 July

• 1966 Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.
• 1971 The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
• 1974 In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing Makarios III and installing Nikos Sampson as the president of Cyprus.
• 1975 Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets.
• 1979 U.S. president Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".

Famous people born on 15 July

• Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1946)
• Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1956)
• Diane Kruger, German actress and model (born 1976)
• Brian Austin Green, American actor (born 1973)

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