What Happened on April 1, 1968

Historical Events

  • KEMO (now KOFY) TV channel 20 in San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast

Famous Birthdays

  • Andreas Schnaas, German horror film director
  • Julia Boutros, Lebanese singer, born in Beirut, Lebanon

Famous Deaths

  • Lev Landau, Russian physicist (1962 Nobel Prize for Physics for superfluidity theory), dies from injuries from an earlier car accident at 60
Died in 1968 1968 Highlights

About April 1, 1968

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 56 years and 27 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Aries

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
  • UK #1 Song: Lady Madonna - The Beatles