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
Võ Nguyên Giáp
in 1968
1 moment here
Vietnamese general, communist revolutionary, and politician. Giáp was a leading commander of the Việt Minh and the People’s Army of Vietnam, served…
Yasunari Kawabata
in 1968
3 moments here
Japanese novelist and short-story writer, Nobel laureate in Literature in 1968. His documented movements include an Osaka and Ibaraki childhood,…
Yayoi Kusama
in 1968
2 moments here
Japanese avant-garde artist, novelist, and performance artist known for polka dots, Infinity Net paintings, immersive mirror rooms, and public…
Yitzhak Rabin
in 1968
1 moment here
Israeli military officer, statesman, prime minister, ambassador, and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Yuri Gagarin
in 1968
1 moment here
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
in 1968
1 moment here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…