Historical Events
Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia
During the night 250,000 Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia in response to the Prague Spring
- USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Famous Birthdays
- Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer and manager, born in Ödeshög, Sweden (d. 2014)
- Sandy Brondello, Australian basketball guard (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Mackay, Queensland
- Yuri Shiratori, Japanese voice actress and singer, born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Famous Deaths
- Channing H. Cox, American politician (49th Governor of Massachusetts), dies at 88
Earl Sande (1898-1968)
American HOF jockey (Triple Crown 1930 Gallant Fox; 3 x Kentucky Derby; 5 x Belmont Stakes; 1 x Preakness Stakes; 3 x US Champion Jockey by earnings; US Champion Trainer by earnings 1938), dies at 69
Died in 1968 1968 Highlights
About August 20, 1968
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 55 years, 8 months and 9 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: People Got To Be Free - The Rascals
#1 Song: Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells
