Historical Events
- NY Jets win AFL championship
- Record high barometric pressure (1083.8 mb, 32 inches) recorded at Agata in Siberia, Soviet Union
- Soviet TU-144 makes its maiden flight, the first by a commercial supersonic airliner
Famous Birthdays
- Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian and actor, born in Scarborough, Canada
- Junot Díaz, Dominican-American writer and professor (The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2008), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [1]
Famous Deaths
- Carl Ahues, German Chess Master (1950), dies at 85
- George Lewis [Joseph Zenon], American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Bunk Johnson; Preservation Hall Jazz Band; "Burgundy Street Blues"), dies at 68
- Sabin Drăgoi, Romanian composer, dies at 74
Died in 1968 1968 Highlights
About December 31, 1968
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 55 years, 3 months and 27 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
#1 Song: I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
#1 Song: Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da - Marmalade
