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Nixon ends Wis campaign with hand-shaking reception, Milwaukee
aspirant for NYS Dem Sen nomination E H Nickerson says peace cannot be achieved by further escalation, TV int; Repr Resnick backs Johnson policy, TV int
Johnson urges Cong to act quickly on tax rise to protect US security, continue prosperity and meet needs of Amen, s to nation; pledges to accept appropriate spending cuts; cites war costs; effect of his decision not to seek re-election on fight over surcharge seen unclear
at same time announces decision not to seek re-election
party leaders stunned
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 27, 1968, covering April 1, 1968.
Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra
Soundtrack
Aretha Franklin
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Bob Dylan
1968Mike Baird, Australian politician, 44th Premier of New South Wales[†]
Michael Bruce Baird is an Australian investment banker and former politician who was the 44th Premier of New South Wales, the Minister for Infrastructure, the Minister for Western Sydney, and the Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party from April 2014 to January 2017.
1968Andreas Schnaas, German actor and director[†]
Andreas Schnaas is a German director and actor working exclusively in the horror genre. Since he first appeared on the film scene in 1989, he has become a leader in Germany's ultra-violent low-budget horror film industry. He was the first in a series of maverick directors making underground movies who began a sustained revival of German horror cinema post World War II.
1968Alexander Stubb, Finnish academic and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Finland and 13th President of Finland[†]
Cai-Göran Alexander Stubb is a Finnish politician who has been the 13th president of Finland since 2024. He previously served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2014 to 2015.
1968Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1908)[†]
Lev Davidovich Landau was a Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. He was considered as one of the last scientists who were universally well-versed and made seminal contributions to all branches of physics. He is credited with laying the foundations of twentieth century condensed matter physics, and is also considered arguably the greatest Soviet theoretical physicist.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]