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Born on Tuesday August 27, 1968
Died on Tuesday August 27, 1968

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 27, 1968 at Delpher


Born on August 27

Died on August 27

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. Patrick
  14. John
  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. Jolanda
  12. Karin
  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 13 » Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison.
  • January 22 » Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
  • 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.
  • April 11 » President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
  • August 1 » The coronation is held of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei.
  • October 11 » NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful manned Apollo mission.
Weather August 27, 1968

The temperature on August 27, 1968 was between 15.2 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.

Source: KNMI