* 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 )

NY: Lyle Stuart, 1968.

Ronald Lyle " Ron " Goldman ( July 2, 1968 – June 12, 1994 ) was an American murder victim.

In 1964, he played Lyle Britten in Blues for Mister Charlie, and four years later he was Roberto in The Cuban Thing for its only performance on September 24, 1968.

Joseph Lyle Menendez ( born January 10, 1968 ) and Erik Galen Menendez ( born November 27, 1970 ) are brothers who are known for their conviction in a highly publicized trial for the shotgun murders in 1989 of their wealthy parents, entertainment executive Jose Menendez and his wife Mary " Kitty " Menendez ( née Anderson ), residents of Beverly Hills, California.

Lyle Odelein ( born July 21, 1968 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman.

* Lyle Odelein ( born 1968 ), retired hockey player in the National Hockey League

* Lyle M. Spencer ( 1911 – 1968 ), founder of Science Research Associates ( SRA ) and The Spencer Foundation

It honors Lyle H. Smith, the head coach from 1947 – 67 and athletic director from 1968 – 81, overseeing BSU's rise from the junior college ranks to Division I-AA champions in 1980.

* In 1968 he was the winner of the Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal of the Australian Academy of Science.

* 1893 – Germaine Guèvremont, Canadian novelist ( d. 1968 )

* 1968 – Greg Hawgood, Canadian ice hockey player

Prior to 1976, it was known as the Canadian Radio and Television Commission, which was established in 1968 by the Parliament of Canada to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors.

* 1968 – Antonio Barrette, Canadian politician ( b. 1899 )

* 1968 – Canada's three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces.

* 1968 – Shawn Graham, Canadian politician

* 1968 – Mark Tewksbury, Canadian swimmer

* 1968 – Matt Stairs, Canadian baseball player

* 1968 – Stéphan Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1929 – André Mathieu, Canadian composer ( d. 1968 )

* 1968 – Darren Dreger, Canadian sportscaster

* 1968 – Tim Leveque, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1968 – Jeff Hackett, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1968 – André Laurendeau, Canadian writer, journalist, and politician ( b. 1912 )

* 1968 – Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Canadian musician ( The Evaporators )

* 1968 – Rob Ray, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1968 – Michael Geist, Canadian writer and academic

* 1968 – Daniel MacMaster, Canadian singer ( Bonham ) ( d. 2008 )

* 1968 – Malcolm Ingram, Canadian director

* 1968 – Nathalie Normandeau, Canadian politician