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Born on Sunday December 29, 1968
- Jos Roosen, Sint-Truiden, België († 2025)
- Danny D'HERTOG († 1969)
- Eric van Holsteijn († 2022)
- († 1969)
- Catharina Maria Margaretha Van Voorn, Groningen († 2009)
- Paul Christiaan Zuijderduijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2017)
- Jeffrey Decaestecker, Roeselare († 1996)
- Bart Marsoul, Genk († 1987)
Died on Sunday December 29, 1968
- Ada Fehlberg (86)
- Cornelia van Gend (79), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Ada Mae Robbins (63), Orlando,Orange County,Florida
- Anna Elisabeth Catharina Helwegen (62), Roermond,, Limburg, Nederland
- Anne Lubberts Bouma (80), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- * Adriana van de Pol (90), Vlijmen
- A.J. Santman
- Adriana van der Pol (90), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Beulah Edith Knowles **** (44), Stafford, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Charles Willem van Mourik (80), Renkum
Born on December 29
- 1966 » Jeff Luhnow, American businessman
- 1966 » Martin Offiah, English rugby league player and sportscaster
- 1966 » Stefano Eranio, Italian footballer and coach
- 1967 » Ashleigh Banfield, Canadian-American journalist
- 1967 » Evan Seinfeld, American bass player, actor, and director
- 1967 » Lilly Wachowski, American director, screenwriter and producer
- 1968 » Ri Pun-hui, North Korean table tennis player
- 1969 » Allan McNish, Scottish race car driver and journalist
- 1969 » Jennifer Ehle, American actress
- 1970 » Enrico Chiesa, Italian footballer and manager
Died on December 29
- 1959 » Robin Milford, English soldier and composer (b. 1903)
- 1960 » Eden Phillpotts, English author and poet (b. 1862)
- 1967 » Paul Whiteman, American violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1890)
- 1968 » Austin Farrer, English theologian and philosopher (b. 1904)
- 1970 » Marie Menken, American director and painter (b. 1909)
- 1972 » Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos, Greek priest and missionary (b. 1903)
- 1972 » Joseph Cornell, American sculptor and director (b. 1903)
- 1976 » Ivo Van Damme, Belgian runner (b. 1954)
- 1980 » Nadezhda Mandelstam, Russian author and educator (b. 1899)
- 1981 » Miroslav Krleža, Croatian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)
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.
- March 17 » As a result of nerve gas testing by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are found dead.
- June 11 » Lloyd J. Old identified the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.
- September 30 » The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
- October 2 » Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics.
- November 23 » 1968 Yale vs. Harvard football game: Harvard Crimson rallies to tie Yale Bulldogs 29–29 at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts.
- December 11 » The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, featuring the Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, the Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and the Dirty Mac with Yoko Ono, is filmed in Wembley, London.
The weather on Sunday December 29, 1968
The temperature on December 29, 1968 was between -7.0 °C and -1.9 °C and averaged -3.3 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI