- Will Smith (Sep 25, 1968)
- Celine Dion (Mar 30, 1968)
- Hugh Jackman (Oct 12, 1968)
- Melissa Gisoni (Jun 13, 1968)
- Beetlejuice (Jun 2, 1968)
- Marc D'Amelio (Nov 1, 1968)
- Tony Hawk ( 12, 1968)
- Terry Crews (Jul 30, 1968)
- Owen Wilson (Nov 18, 1968)
- Guy Fieri (Jan 22, 1968)
What generation is 1968? Generation X
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About the Generation (1968)
Generation X (1965-1980): Raised during a time of shifting societal values, known for their independence, skepticism of authority, and adaptability.
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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1968
What Happened in 1968
- Jan 21 - The Battle of Khe Sanh - one of the most publicized and controversial battles of the Vietnam War - begins at the Khe Sanh Air Base
- Feb 1 - Saigon police chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executes Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém with a pistol shot to head. The execution is captured by photographer Eddie Adams and becomes an anti-war icon.
- Apr 4 - US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee
- Apr 11 - US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs 1968 Civil Rights Act
- Apr 20 - British politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech
- Apr 23 - 1st decimal coins issued in Britain (5 & 10 new pence, replacing shilling and two-shilling pieces)
- Jun 5 - Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan shoots Robert F. Kennedy three times, who dies the next day. and wounds 5 others at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 20 - During the night 250,000 Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia in response to the Prague Spring
- Aug 24 - France becomes the world's fifth thermonuclear power with a detonation on Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific
- Nov 12 - US Supreme Court: Epperson v. Arkansas, court declares unconstitutional Arkansas law banning teaching evolution in public schools
Top Songs 1968
- Hey Jude - The Beatles
- Those Were the Days - Mary Hopkin
- Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
- Delilah - Tom Jones
- Eloise - Barry Ryan
- Lady Madonna - The Beatles
- (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
- Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & The Playboy Band
- (What A) Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
Popular Movies 1968
- 2001: A Space Odyssey - Director: Kubrick, Stanley. Country: UK / USA.
- Once Upon a Time in the West - Director: Leone, Sergio. Country: Italy / USA.
- Night of the Living Dead - Director: Romero, George A.. Country: USA.
- If... - Director: Anderson, Lindsay. Country: UK.
- Faces - Director: Cassavetes, John. Country: USA.
- Rosemary's Baby - Director: Polanski, Roman. Country: USA.
- Shame - Director: Bergman, Ingmar. Country: Sweden.
- Planet of the Apes - Director: Schaffner, Franklin J.. Country: USA.
- Stolen Kisses - Director: Truffaut, François. Country: France.
- Bullitt - Director: Yates, Peter. Country: USA.
Who Was US President 1968
Lyndon B. Johnson