What are the important events that happened on April 4, 1968? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 4, 1968: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 4, 1968 is the 95th day of the year 1968 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 271 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 22, 1968 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘enneacontapentagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Cent every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $182.79. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Monkey is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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April 4, 1968 Historical Events
- 1968 –AEK Athens BC becomes the first Greek team to win the European Basketball Cup.
- 1968 –Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 6.
- 1968 –Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
Who were born on April 4, 1968?
- 1968 –Jesús Rollán, Spanish water polo player (d. 2006)
- 1968 –Xenia Seeberg, German actress
Who died on April 4, 1968?
- 1968 –Martin Luther King, Jr., American civil rights activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1929)
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