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October 21, 1968

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Headlines from October 21, 1968

'Very Happy' Mrs. Kennedy and Onassis Married; Mrs. Kennedy Is Married to Onassis in a Candle-Lit Ceremony on Skorpios Island CHAPEL IS SCENE OF THE WEDDING Greek Orthodox Rite Unites Them -- Her Two Children Attend the Couple

By Alvin Shusterspecial To the New York Times

he weds Mrs Kennedy; 30-min ceremony, performed by Greek Orthodox prelate, described; couple illus; Mr and Mrs Auchincloss, Prince and Princess Radziwill, Mrs S Smith and Mrs P Lawford among guests; press coverage ltd

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 16, 1968, covering October 21, 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
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits by The Rascals

    Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits

    The Rascals

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  3. 3
    Album cover for Feliciano! by Jose Feliciano

    Feliciano!

    Jose Feliciano

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for Waiting For The Sun by The Doors

    Waiting For The Sun

    The Doors

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

    In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

    Iron Butterfly

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    14

Notable Births

1968Alexandros Alexandris, Greek footballer and manager[†]

Alexis Alexandris is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has won 10 Greek championships from 1992 until 2003 and is also one of the youngest players to score a hat-trick in Greek football.

Kerstin Andreae

1968Kerstin Andreae, German politician[†]

Kerstin Andreae is a German politician of Alliance '90/The Greens who served as Member of the Bundestag from 2002 to 2019. Since leaving politics, she has been serving as managing director of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW).

Historical Context for October 21, 1968

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