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• Jacqueline Wilhelmina Maria van Dongen, Raamsdonk
• Marinus Johannes van Beek, Bennekom, Gelderland, Nederland († 2011)
• Tina Marie FLEEGE, Menominee, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States († 1990)
• Cornelis Ruwiel, Amsterdam
• Michiel CHERET († 2002)

• Arnold Foote DNA28 JAMAICA - link to Jennifer Coke, Allen, Robinson, Sav la mar - Mcdonald and Potts (79), Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica
• Bernard Binnzkiewicz (70), Lancaster, Erie, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Ignatius Cornelis van Munster (66), Maastricht
• Aaltje Schoemaker (78), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anton Christiaan Petersen (59), Doorn
• Anje de Vries (77), Usquert, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriana Henriette van Laarhoven (75), Tilburg
• Aline Van Hemelen (81), Antwerpen, Antwerpen, BelgiÁe
• Akke Jelles Berkepas (87)
• Agnes Anna Elisabeth van der Schoot (81), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1966 » Steve Atwater, American football player
• 1967 » John Romero, American video game designer, co-founded Id Software
• 1967 » Julia Roberts, American actress and producer
• 1967 » Kevin Macdonald, Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1968 » Chris Broussard, American journalist and sportscaster
• 1968 » Marc Lièvremont, French rugby player and coach
• 1968 » Mayumi Ozaki, Japanese wrestler
• 1969 » Ben Harper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1969 » Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Puerto Rican-American screenwriter and producer
• 1969 » Noriyoshi Omichi, Japanese baseball player and coach

• 1959 » Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban soldier (b. 1932)
• 1963 » Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer (b. 1882)
• 1965 » Thomas Graham Brown, Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (b. 1882)
• 1969 » Constance Dowling, American model and actress (b. 1920)
• 1970 » Baby Huey, American singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
• 1973 » Sergio Tofano, Italian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1883)
• 1973 » Taha Hussein, Egyptian historian, author, and academic (b. 1889)
• 1975 » Georges Carpentier, French boxer and actor (b. 1894)
• 1975 » Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (b. 1932)
• 1978 » Rukmani Devi, Sri Lankan singer and actress (b. 1923)

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. Patrick
14. John
15. Eric
16. Ronald

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Monique
4. Ingrid
5. Sandra
6. Petra
7. Anna
8. Esther
9. Elisabeth
10. Yvonne
11. Jolanda
12. Karin
13. Jacqueline
14. Cornelia
15. Linda
16. Sylvia

• 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 5 » Alexander Dubček comes to power in Czechoslovakia, effectively beginning the "Prague Spring".
• February 1 » Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by Eddie Adams.
• 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.
• October 26 » Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission.
• October 31 » Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.

The temperature on October 28, 1968 was between 6.0 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (27%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.