* The Evolution of Character Codes, 1874 – 1968

* 1968 – In Richmond, Indiana's downtown district, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.

* 1968 – Pierre Elliot Trudeau wins the Liberal Leadership Election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon after.

* 1968 – Affonso Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver

* 1968 – Vanessa Lann, American composer

* 1968 – Nerve gas accident at Skull Valley, Utah.

* 1968 – Alicia Coppola, American actress

* 1968 – Toby Gad, German-American songwriter and producer

* 1968 – Adam Graves, Canadian hockey player

* 1903 – Ferenc Keserű, Hungarian water polo player ( d. 1968 )

* 1930 – Gholamreza Takhti, Iranian wrestler ( d. 1968 )

* 1968 – Jack de Gier, Dutch footballer

* 1968 – McG, American director, writer, and producer

* 1968 – Gillian Anderson, American actress

* 1968 – Eric Bana, Australian actor

* 1968 – Sam Fogarino, American drummer ( Interpol and Magnetic Morning )

* 1968 – Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.

The tempo of the play changed over the next four series in the 1960s, held in 1962 – 63, 1964, 1965 – 66 and 1968.

The remaining five series were drawn, with Australia retaining the Ashes four times ( 1938, 1962 – 63, 1965 – 66, 1968 ) and England retaining it once ( 1972 ).

* 1968 – An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.

* 1968 – Stefan Effenberg, German footballer

* 1968 – John Stanier, American drummer ( Helmet, Tomahawk, The Mark of Cain, and Battles )

* 1968 – Lev Davidovich Landau, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( b. 1908 )

Jeri Lynn Zimmermann Ryan ( born February 22, 1968 ) is an American actress best known for her roles as the liberated (" de-assimilated ") Borg, Seven of Nine, on Star Trek: Voyager ( 1997 – 2001 ) and Veronica " Ronnie " Cooke on Boston Public ( 2001 – 04 ).

* Jeri Zimmerman ( born 1968 ), American actress

* Neal Casal, ( born 1968 ), musician / photographer, member of Ryan Adams and the Cardinals.

Three years later Ryan pitched in the major leagues, debuting with the Mets in 1968.

In 1968, Scott joined Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan in forming a theatrical production company called " The Plumstead Playhouse ".

Lucy Lawless, MNZM ( born Lucille Frances Ryan 29 March 1968 ) is a New Zealand actress and singer best known for playing the title character of the internationally successful television series Xena: The Warrior Princess.

Ryan was born in Bayswater, London and trained at East 15 Acting School from 1968 to 1971.

During this period a number of later Major League stars played for the Suns, including Tommy John, Nolan Ryan, and Tom Seaver, and the team won the International League championship in 1968.

The Searchers and Paul and Barry Ryan each had a minor UK Chart hit with The Hollies song " Have You Ever Loved Somebody " in 1967 – while Graham Nash co-wrote John Walker's first solo hit " Annabella " that year – and later in 1968, Nash took a guest vocal on The Scaffold's UK Chart topper, " Lily the Pink " ( which referenced The Hollies 1968 hit " Jennifer Eccles ").

* Joe Ryan – builder, 1968 ( Winnipeg Blue Bombers as manager 1931 – 41 ).

* John Ryan ( footballer ) ( born 1968 ), Irish footballer

The Lake-Dan Ryan routing was to fulfill the service implementation outlined in the 1968 Chicago Central Area Transit Plan.

* Doris Ziffel: Barbara Pepper ( 1965 – 1968 ) ( 30 episodes )/ Fran Ryan ( 1969 – 71 ) ( 7 episodes )

In 1968 the company was acquired by Teledyne for $ 128 million and a year later became a wholly owned subsidiary of that company as Teledyne Ryan.

In 1968, she was written out of the show after complaining that she was given little to do, especially in light of the show's concentration on the love story between young leads Mia Farrow and Ryan O ' Neal.

* Thomas Jefferson Ryan ( 1890 – 1968 ), Congressional representative from New York

Jon Ryan Schaffer ( born March 15, 1968 in Franklin, Indiana ) is an American heavy metal musician.

Ryan Aeronautical in San Diego, California, was acquired in 1968.

( Lindgren won the 1969 NCAA Cross Country Championship in which 1968 NCAA champion Mike Ryan finished second and Prefontaine third.

* Leonard Ryan, 1968 – 1969

In 1968, Ryan was one of the first intake of police officers into the new University of Lancaster, and upon graduation with a Bachelor of Arts he was promoted to Sergeant, and in 1973 was promoted to Inspector stationed at the Lancashire's headquarters in Preston.

* Daniel Ryan ( actor ) ( born 1968 ), English actor and writer

The music and lyrics were written by Ben Ryan ( 1892 – 1968 ) in 1926.

He appeared as Alan-A-Dale in A Challenge for Robin Hood in 1967, as Leo Ryan in the Doctor Who story The Wheel in Space in 1968, as Ivanhoe in a 1970 TV mini series, and as Major Tom Graham in series five of Freewheelers in 1971.