Historical figures in 1968
The atlas holds 78 people and 117 moments here, in 1968. The most recorded lives are Martin Luther King Jr., Indira Gandhi and Umm Kulthum. Among them Writers, Performers and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Marlene Dietrich
in 1968
1 moment here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Marlon Brando
in 1968
1 moment here
American actor and activist whose stage and screen career ranged from Broadway in the 1940s to major films through the early 2000s.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1968
5 moments here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Miguel Ángel Asturias
in 1968
1 moment here
Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…
Miriam Makeba
in 1968
2 moments here
South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Momoko Kōchi
in 1968
1 moment here
Japanese film, stage, and television actress, born Momoko Ōkōchi. She became widely known for playing Emiko Yamane in Godzilla (1954), later worked…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 1968
1 moment here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
in 1968
3 moments here
South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…
Octavio Paz
in 1968
2 moments here
Mexican poet, essayist, editor, and diplomat whose international postings and teaching appointments connected Mexico City, the United States, Europe,…
Olav V
in 1968
2 moments here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Osama bin Laden
in 1968
1 moment here
Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…
Pablo Picasso
in 1968
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Park Chung Hee
in 1968
1 moment here
Park Chung-hee was a South Korean army officer and politician who led the May 16 coup in 1961 and served as president from 1963 until his…
Pelé
in 1968
1 moment here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Pol Pot
in 1968
1 moment here
Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1968
1 moment here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Robin Warren
in 1968
2 moments here
Australian pathologist whose observations of curved bacteria in gastric biopsies and subsequent collaboration with Barry Marshall transformed…
Ronald Reagan
in 1968
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Rosa Parks
in 1968
1 moment here
American civil-rights activist whose lifelong work against racial segregation included local NAACP organizing in Montgomery, the 1955 bus protest and…
Steve Jobs
in 1968
1 moment here
Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…
Suharto
in 1968
1 moment here
Indonesian army officer and politician who served as acting president from 1967 and president of Indonesia from 1968 until his resignation in 1998.…
Teresa Teng
in 1968
1 moment here
Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng (Teng Li-yun; 1953–1995) became one of the most influential popular vocalists in the Chinese-speaking world and across…
Umm Kulthum
in 1968
4 moments here
Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…
U Thant
in 1968
1 moment here
Burmese diplomat and third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961–1971). Born in Pantanaw, he taught and served in Burma’s government before…
Moments
- 1968 Roundhouse performances Jim Morrison
- 1968 Harriman meeting at Vitry-sur-Seine Lê Đức Thọ
- 1968 Final Olympic marathon appearance Abebe Bikila
- 1968 United Nations General Assembly appearance Indira Gandhi
- 1968 Address halting bombing of North Vietnam Lyndon B. Johnson
- 1968 Huế massacre memorial rites Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1968 In New Delhi during the Tlatelolco massacre Octavio Paz
- 1968 Observation of the Suez front Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1968 Kōetsukai participation before Nobel trip Yasunari Kawabata
- 1968 Meeting with Arakawa Toyozō Yasunari Kawabata
- 1968 Medical examination during Tora! Tora! Tora! production Akira Kurosawa
- 1968 Presidential medal ceremony Dalida
- 1968 World Cup qualifier in Athens Eusébio
- 1968 Death in Manhattan John Steinbeck
- 1968 Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm Lars Onsager
- 1968 War-effort visit to Sudan Umm Kulthum
- 1968 Nobel Prize events in Stockholm Yasunari Kawabata