About the day » Wednesday May 22, 1968Calender converter

• Kent Damon Frisius, San Gabriel, California
• Erik Jan Zomer († 2000)
• Koen Carolus, St Truiden († 2014)
• Hendrikus André Ramaker († 1999)
• Johanna Jennie Kromdijk, Harfsen (Gem. Gorssel) († 2021)
• arnoldus maria odilia jacobus (twan) wijnen, helden-panningen
• Lawrence Meester, Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa († 2022)
• Adriana Catharina Maria Bruin, Harenkarspel

• Allegonda Johanna Dekkers (53), Zeeland (N.Br.)
• Armand GOFFINET (60), Malmedy, Belgique
• Bauke Johannesz Veltman (82), Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus Brouwer (39), Driemond (Amsterdam)
• Aaltje van der Gijn (76), Den Helder
• Alida Johanna Smit (76), Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Zandvliet (50), Aalsmeer
• Alfonsius Josephus Martinus Bielen (63), Zonhoven, Limburg, BelgiÁe
• Arij Boogaart (46), Vlaardingen
• Arie van der Kuijl (86), Dubbeldam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1963 » Claude Closky, French contemporary artist
• 1965 » Jay Carney, American journalist, 29th White House Press Secretary
• 1966 » Johnny Gill, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1966 » Wang Xiaoshuai, Chinese director and screenwriter
• 1968 » Graham Linehan, Irish comedian, actor, and author
• 1969 » Cathy McMorris Rodgers, American lawyer and politician
• 1970 » Brody Stevens, American comedian and actor († 2019)
• 1970 » Naomi Campbell, English model
• 1972 » Max Brooks, American author and screenwriter
• 1973 » Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Danish actor

• 1954 » Chief Bender, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1884)
• 1965 » Christopher Stone, English radio host (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Tom Goddard, English cricketer (b. 1900)
• 1967 » Charlotte Serber, American Librarian of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos site (b. 1911)
• 1967 » Langston Hughes, American poet, social activist, novelist, and playwright (b. 1902)
• 1972 » Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and author (b. 1904)
• 1972 » Margaret Rutherford, English actress (b. 1892)
• 1974 » Irmgard Flügge-Lotz, German-American mathematician and aerospace engineer (b. 1903)
• 1975 » Lefty Grove, American baseball player (b. 1900)
• 1982 » Cevdet Sunay, Turkish general and politician, 5th President of Turkey (b. 1899)

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 13 » Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison.
• March 18 » Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
• August 20 » Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate.
• September 15 » The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
• October 26 » Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission.
• November 26 » Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire. He is later awarded the Medal of Honor.

The temperature on May 22, 1968 was between 8.0 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (22%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.