The temperature on December 13, 1968 was between -11.1 °C and -2.2 °C and averaged -6.7 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
April 7 » Motor racing world champion Jim Clark is killed in an accident during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim.
June 5 » Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan.
June 9 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
July 1 » The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two countries.
August 2 » An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.
September 11 » Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
Day of death December 14, 1968
The temperature on December 14, 1968 was between -8.4 °C and -2.7 °C and averaged -6.0 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
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.
March 7 » Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnamese military begin Operation Truong Cong Dinh to root out Viet Cong forces from the area surrounding Mỹ Tho.
March 18 » Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
July 23 » Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days.
December 13 » Brazilian President Artur da Costa e Silva issues AI-5 (Institutional Act No. 5), enabling government by decree and suspending habeas corpus.
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.
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