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Born on Thursday October 31, 1968
Died on Thursday October 31, 1968

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 31, 1968 at Delpher


Born on October 31

Died on October 31

Names that were popular for boys in 1968
  1. Jan
  2. Johannes
  3. Robert
  4. Peter
  5. Johan
  6. Hendrik
  7. Richard
  8. Michael
  9. Marcel
  10. Willem
  11. Cornelis
  12. Mark
  13. John
  14. Patrick
  15. Eric
  16. Ronald
Names that were popular for girls in 1968
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Monique
  4. Ingrid
  5. Sandra
  6. Petra
  7. Anna
  8. Esther
  9. Elisabeth
  10. Yvonne
  11. Karin
  12. Jolanda
  13. Jacqueline
  14. Cornelia
  15. Linda
  16. Sylvia

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1968
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • January 31 » Vietnam War: Viet Cong guerrillas attack the United States embassy in Saigon, and other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive.
  • February 24 » Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.
  • March 18 » Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
  • July 26 » Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
  • September 11 » Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
  • December 31 » The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world.
Weather October 31, 1968

The temperature on October 31, 1968 was between 12.8 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.

Source: KNMI