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Born on Saturday December 28, 1968
- Michael Clarence Riddu
- Christopher van Arkel, Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa († 1982)
- Berend Jan van der Laan, Groningen
- Filip van Raemdonck († 2010)
- Alfred Sprang, van († 1984)
- John Nicolls, Young, NSW, AU († 1968)
- Johannes Wilhelmus Rientjes, Almelo († 2007)
Died on Saturday December 28, 1968
- Antonia Catharina Kwakman (33)
- Aaltje KONING (74), Gieterveen (Gieten), Drenthe, Nederland
- Alphonsus Michael Van Aelten (59), Merksem, België
- Arie Hendrikus Swets (69)
- Adrianus Cornelius Aloijsius Luijkx (84), Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albertje DE BOER (62), Sneek Friesland Netherlands
- Antje Arjens Jeltema (84)
- Andries Veenstra (55)
- Antje Arjens Jeltema (84)
- Anna Varkevisser (69), Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 28, 1968 at Delpher
- De waarheid
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Nederlands dagblad : gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling ... [et al.]
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De tijd : dagblad voor Nederland
- De Telegraaf
- De Telegraaf
Born on December 28
- 1965 » Allar Levandi, Estonian skier
- 1967 » Chris Ware, American illustrator
- 1968 » Akihiko Hoshide, Japanese engineer and astronaut
- 1969 » Linus Torvalds, Finnish-American computer programmer, developed Linux kernel
- 1970 » Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Dutch tennis player
- 1970 » Elaine Hendrix, American actress
- 1970 » James Jett, American sprinter and football player
- 1971 » Anita Doth, Dutch singer-songwriter
- 1971 » Benny Agbayani, American baseball player
- 1971 » Sergi Barjuán, Spanish footballer and manager
Died on December 28
- 1959 » Ante Pavelić, Croatian fascist dictator during World War II (b. 1889)
- 1960 » Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (b. 1895)
- 1963 » Paul Hindemith, German violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1895)
- 1967 » Katharine McCormick, American biologist and philanthropist (b. 1875)
- 1968 » David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, soldier and courtier (b. 1893)
- 1971 » Max Steiner, Austrian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1888)
- 1976 » Katharine Byron, American politician (b. 1903)
- 1981 » Allan Dwan, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
- 1983 » Dennis Wilson, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1944)
- 1983 » William Demarest, American actor (b. 1892)
Names that were popular for boys in 1968
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Peter
- Hendrik
- Robert
- Johan
- Pieter
- John
- Paul
- Petrus
- Michael
- Richard
- David
Names that were popular for girls in 1968
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Hendrika
- Monique
- Petronella
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Ann
- Sandra
- Ingrid
- Petra
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 24 » Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa.
- March 21 » Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO.
- March 28 » Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students.
- April 11 » President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
- November 20 » A total of 78 miners are killed in an explosion at the Consolidated Coal Company's No. 9 mine in Farmington, West Virginia in the Farmington Mine disaster.
- December 25 » Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers.
The weather on Saturday December 28, 1968
The temperature on December 28, 1968 was between -5.5 °C and -0.1 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI