1968
Valdon Dowiyogo, Nauruan politician (died 2016)
Valdon Kape Dowiyogo was a political figure and cabinet minister from the Pacific nation of the Republic of Nauru.
Valdon Dowiyogo, Nauruan politician (died 2016)
The 1960s
Explore 4408 historical events from 1960–1969.
1968
Francisco Acevedo, American serial killer
Francisco Acevedo is an American serial killer who was convicted of strangling three women to death in New York between 1989 and 1996. Acevedo was linked to the murders in 2009 aft…
Francisco Acevedo, American serial killer
1968
Fernando Rojas, Colombian-American producer
Fernando Rojas is a Colombian-American producer, composer, writer, pianist and vocalist. Following international recognition of his song Melody in the Key of Love, in 2003 he repre…
Fernando Rojas, Colombian-American producer
1968
John DiMaggio, American voice actor
John William DiMaggio is an American actor. He is known for voicing Bender in Futurama and Jake the Dog in Adventure Time.
John DiMaggio, American voice actor
1968
Hideo Nomo, Japanese baseball player
Hideo Nomo is a Japanese former baseball pitcher who played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). He achieved early success in his native country,…
Hideo Nomo, Japanese baseball player
1968
Jolene Watanabe, American tennis player (died 2019)
Jolene Watanabe was an American international tennis player. She competed in the Australian Open 6 times, from 1994 to 2000. Jolene also competed in the French Open, Wimbledon, and…
Jolene Watanabe, American tennis player (died 2019)
1968
Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (died 2001)
Mohamed Atta was an Egyptian engineer, architect, and the lead terrorist hijacker for al-Qaeda on American Airlines Flight 11. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, he was the ringleader o…
Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (died 2001)
1968
Cynthia Watros, American actress
Cynthia Michele Watros is an American actress recognized for her roles in both daytime and primetime television. In 1994, she was cast in the regular role of Annie Dutton on Guidin…
Cynthia Watros, American actress
1968
Grace Poe, Filipino educator and politician
Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe-Llamanzares is a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines from 2013 to 2025. An independent, she previously served as chairper…
Grace Poe, Filipino educator and politician
1968
Mike Piazza, American baseball player
Michael Joseph Piazza is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1992 to 2007, and is a member of the National B…
Mike Piazza, American baseball player
1968
Serhiy Kovalets, Ukrainian footballer and manager
Serhiy Ivanovych Kovalets is a Ukrainian former footballer who recently is a manager of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia.
Serhiy Kovalets, Ukrainian footballer and manager
1968
Dennis Scott, American basketball player and sportscaster
Dennis Eugene Scott Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) small forward from Georgia Tech, and the 1990 ACC Men's Basketball Player of the …
Dennis Scott, American basketball player and sportscaster
1968
Robin van der Laan, Dutch footballer and coach
Robertus Petrus van der Laan is a Dutch former football player and manager.
Robin van der Laan, Dutch footballer and coach
1968
Brad Wilk, American singer-songwriter and drummer
Brad Wilk is an American drummer. He is best known as a member of the rock bands Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and Prophets of Rage (2016–2019).
Brad Wilk, American singer-songwriter and drummer
1968
Saeed Anwar, Pakistani cricketer
Saeed Anwar is a Pakistani former cricketer and captain of the national Test and ODI teams. An opening batsman and occasional slow left arm orthodox bowler, Anwar played internatio…
Saeed Anwar, Pakistani cricketer
1968
Christopher Brookmyre, Scottish author
Christopher Brookmyre is a Scottish novelist whose novels, generally in a crime or police procedural frame, mix comedy, politics, social comment and action with a strong narrative.…
Christopher Brookmyre, Scottish author
1968
Paul Rea, American journalist
Paul V. Rea is an American radio, TV and web journalist, and media personality based in Clarkesville, Georgia.
Paul Rea, American journalist
1968
Marcel Desailly, Ghanaian-French footballer
Marcel David Desailly is a former professional footballer, who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. During a successful career at club level, lasting from 1986 to 2006,…
Marcel Desailly, Ghanaian-French footballer
1968
Gennadi Krasnitski, Russian figure skater and coach
Gennadi Viacheslavovich Krasnitski (Vanisyan) (Russian: Геннадий Вячеславович Красницкий (Ванисян), 7 September 1968) is a former Soviet pair skater. He is a two-time (1986, 1987) …
Gennadi Krasnitski, Russian figure skater and coach
1968
Wolfram Klein, German footballer
Wolfram Klein is a former German footballer.
Wolfram Klein, German footballer
1968
Ray Wilson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Raymond Wilson is a Scottish singer and guitarist, vocalist in the post-grunge band Stiltskin and in Genesis from 1996 to approximately 1999.
Ray Wilson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968
Jon Drummond, American sprinter and coach
Jonathan A. Drummond is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Jon Drummond, American sprinter and coach
1968
Clive Mendonca, English footballer
Clive Paul Mendonca is an English former professional footballer, who played as a forward between 1986 and 2002, notably for Grimsby Town and Charlton Athletic. Mendonca also playe…
Clive Mendonca, English footballer
1968
Andreas Herzog, Austrian footballer and manager
Andreas "Andi" Herzog is an Austrian former footballer and manager who most recently was the assistant manager of South Korea. As a player, he played as an attacking midfielder, mo…
Andreas Herzog, Austrian footballer and manager