August 29th, 1968, fell on a Thursday. It was day 242 of 1968. The decade was the 1960s.
52 years, 4 months and 22 days have passed since August 29th, 1968.
Fictional Date
August 29th, 1968 relates to an event in a movie, book, game or television series:
Internet urban legend: All televisions in the United States shut down on this day for 25 seconds.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on August 29th, 1968:
United States: People Got To Be Free - Rascals
United Kingdom: Do It Again - Beach Boys
Take Me Back!
The date is August 29th, 1968 and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. The summer of 1968 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner.
In America, the song People Got To Be Free by Rascals is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Do It Again by Beach Boys is the number one hit song. Lyndon Baines Johnson is currently the President of the United States and Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
It's 1968, so radio stations are playing hit songs from artists such as The Beatles, Louis Armstrong, Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones, Bobby Goldsboro and Marvin Gaye. People are watching popular TV shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "Gunsmoke", "Bonanza" and "Gilligan's Island". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Lassie", "My Three Sons", "Underdog" and "The Monkees".
Popular toys include the likes of "Ken (doll)", "Easy-Bake Oven", "Motorific (slot car toys)" and "Major Matt Mason (action figure)".
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on August 29th, 1968.
The Apollo 8 astronauts.
"The Apollo 8 astronauts" were named as the Time Person of the Year in 1968. This was after they became the first humans to successfully leave low Earth orbit.
1968 in movies.
Movies released in 1968 included 2001: A Space Odyssey, Funny Girl, The Love Bug, The Odd Couple, Bullitt, Romeo and Juliet, Oliver!, Coogan's Bluff, Rosemary's Baby, Planet of the Apes, Night of the Living Dead and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
1968 in music.
The Billboard Charts in 1968 were dominated by the likes of Paul Mauriat, Otis Redding, Bobby Goldsboro, The Beatles, The Rascals and Herb Alpert.
O. C. Smith - "Little Green Apples"
"Little Green Apples" by O. C. Smith would go on to win a Grammy for 1968's Song of the Year.
Oliver!
"Oliver!" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1968.
Who were the best football players in 1968?
In 1968, the best soccer players were George Best, Bobby Charlton, Dragan Džajić, Franz Beckenbauer, Giacinto Facchetti, Luigi Riva, Amancio Amaro, Eusébio, Gianni Rivera, Jimmy Greaves and Pirri.
Who were the best NBA players in 1968?
The best NBA players in 1968 were Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Jerry Lucas, Dave Bing and Oscar Robertson.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
52 years, 4 months and 22 days have passed since August 29th, 1968.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 35 of 1968.
Leap Year: 1968 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Age: Anyone born on August 29th, 1968, will be 52 years of age.
People born in 1968 belong to the "Generation X" generation.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around August 29th, 1968:
August 16th, 1968: Thai singer Suraphol Sombatcharoen is shot dead in Nakhon Pathom.
Lyndon Baines Johnson was the President of the United States.
UK Prime Minister
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on August 29th, 1968?
Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Irish Taoiseach
Who was the Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland on this date?
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on August 29th, 1968 was probably conceived around the 20th of November, 1967. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 29th, 1968 is the 8th of June, 1969. (Rough Estimate).
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about August 29th, 1968.
19,137 days have passed since this date.
1,653,440,400 seconds have passed since the August 29th, 1968.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,929,013,800 times.
Since August 29th, 1968, earth has travelled approximately 853,175,246,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 275,573,400 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 142,195,874 steps. That's about 63,198 miles!
Since this date, 19,841,285 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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