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October 15, 1968

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Headlines from October 15, 1968

DOAR TO BE HEAD OF SCHOOL BOARD; Local-Control Advocate Will Be Elected Tomorrow -- Galamison in No. 2 Post Doar Will Head School Board; Galamison to Be Vice President

By Barnard L. Collier

bd, in informal session, elects J M Doar bd pres, Rev M A Galamison vp; neither nominee gains unanimous approval; present bd vp Brown withdraws from race for re-election and backs Galamison; bd also tentatively approves creation of standing coms for decentralization and ways to renovate school system

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 9, 1968, covering October 15, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Cheap Thrills

    Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Waiting For The Sun by The Doors

    Waiting For The Sun

    The Doors

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Feliciano! by Jose Feliciano

    Feliciano!

    Jose Feliciano

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    13
  4. 4
    Album cover for Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits by The Rascals

    Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits

    The Rascals

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  5. 5
    Album cover for Gentle On My Mind by Glen Campbell

    Gentle On My Mind

    Glen Campbell

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    33

Notable Births

Didier Deschamps

1968Didier Deschamps, French footballer and manager[†]

Didier Claude Deschamps is a French professional football manager and former player who has been managing the France national team since 2012. He played as a defensive midfielder for several clubs, in France, Italy, England and Spain, namely Marseille, Juventus, Chelsea and Valencia, as well as Nantes and Bordeaux. Nicknamed "the water-carrier", Deschamps was an intelligent and hard-working defensive midfielder who excelled at winning back possession and subsequently starting attacking plays, and also stood out for his leadership throughout his career. As a French international, he was capped on 103 occasions and took part at three UEFA European Football Championships and one FIFA World Cup, captaining his nation to victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

1968Vanessa Marcil, American actress[†]

Vanessa Marcil is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Brenda Barrett on General Hospital, Gina Kincaid on Beverly Hills, 90210, and Sam Marquez on Las Vegas.

1968Rod Wishart, Australian rugby league player[†]

Rod Wishart is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played the 1980s and 1990s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative goal-kicking winger, he played club football with the Illawarra Steelers and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League.

Trent Zimmerman

1968Trent Zimmerman, Australian politician[†]

Trent Moir Zimmerman is an Australian former politician. He was elected to succeed Joe Hockey as the Liberal Party of Australia member of the House of Representatives seat of North Sydney at the 2015 by-election. Zimmerman was one of eight openly LGBTQ current members of the Parliament of Australia and the first openly LGBTI member of the House of Representatives.

Notable Deaths

Virginia Lee Burton

1968Virginia Lee Burton, American author and illustrator (born 1909)[†]

Virginia Lee Burton, also known by her married name Virginia Demetrios, was an American illustrator and children's book author. She wrote and illustrated seven children's books, including Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (1939) and The Little House (1943), which won the Caldecott Medal. She also illustrated six books by other authors.

Historical Context for October 15, 1968

In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]