* 1899 – Ramón Novarro, Mexican actor ( d. 1968 )

* 1968 – Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican singer

Zapata and the Mexican Revolution ( 1968 )

There is also the Los Supergenios de la Mesa Cuadrada created by Mexican comedian Chespirito transmitted in Mexico between 1968 and 1973 that created famous characters like El Chavo del Ocho and El Chapulín Colorado and other character like Los Caquitos, Dr. Chapatín and Los Chifladitos.

The Mexican Student Movement of 1968 happened concurrently and the Olympic Games were correlated to the government's response.

The Tlatelolco massacre, also known as The Night of Tlatelolco ( from a book title by the Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska ), was the killing of student and civilian protesters as well as bystanders by Mexican government employees that took place during the afternoon and night of October 2, 1968, in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in the Tlatelolco section of Mexico City.

The Mexican government invested a massive $ 150 million in preparations for the 1968 Olympics that were to be hosted in Mexico City.

Officially formed after the Mexican government ’ s violation of university autonomy during the summer of 1968, the National Strike Council ( Consejo Nacional de Huelga or CNH ) organized all subsequent protests against the Diaz Ordaz government.

The granaderos ( riot police ) were used by the Mexican government to control and suppress the student demonstrators and they were first used against the students in July 1968.

Much of what proceeded after the first shots were fired in the plaza remained ill defined for decades after 1968 ; however, much has been corroborated by since released information from American and Mexican government sources.

El Día ’ s morning headline on October 3, 1968 read as followed: “ Criminal Provocation at the Tlatelolco Meeting Causes Terrible Bloodshed .” The government-controlled media dutifully reported the Mexican government ’ s side of the events that night, but the truth eventually emerged.

The Mexican newspaper, The News, reported that “ a tribunal of three circuit court judges ruled that there was not enough proof to link Echeverria to the violent suppression of hundreds of protesting students on Oct. 2, 1968 .” Despite the ruling, prosecutor Carrillo Prieto said he would continue his investigation and seek charges against Echeverria before the United Nations International Court of Justice and the Inter-American Human Rights Commission.

* The Tlatelolco massacre of 1968 in which Mexican police and military forces killed more than 300 protesting students

* José Ángel Gutiérrez 1968, attorney, co-founder of the Mexican American Youth Organization, president of Raza Unida Party, professor at the University of Texas at Arlington

The Mexican American Youth Organization formed in Uvalde City in 1968 and eventually led to a 6-week walkout by more than 600 Mexican-American students an on April 14, 1970.

Zapata and the Mexican Revolution ( 1968 )

Alejandra Gabriella Guzmán-Pinal ( born 9 February 1968 in Mexico City ), better known as Alejandra Guzmán, is a Latin Grammy Award – winning Mexican pop singer and actress.

He won with it again at the British, United States and Mexican Grands Prix ; and, in January 1968, at the South African Grand Prix.

* 1968 Mexican Cinema Journalists Silver Goddess Award for Best Foreign Actress ( Anouk Aimée ) Won

* Gloria Campobello ( 1911 – 1968 ), Mexican ballet dancer and choreographer

* Clemente Valencia ( 1968 – 2011 ), Mexican professional wrestler better known as Doctor X

* Carlos Retiz ( born 1968 ), Mexican long-distance runner

The games were originally planned to be held alongside the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, but in 1966, the Mexican government decided against it due to difficulties.

The AFI Catalog of Feature Films, started in 1968, is an online database that preserves the history of American film in encyclopedic detail.

* 1968 – Vanessa Lann, American composer

* 1968 – Alicia Coppola, American actress

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

* 1968 – Gillian Anderson, American actress

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

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

* 1968 – Stacey Augmon, American basketball player

* 1968 – Dan Donegan, American guitarist ( Disturbed and Vandal )

* 1968 – Rod Beck, American baseball player ( d. 2007 )

* 1968 – Huey Morgan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Fun Lovin ' Criminals )

* 1968 – Vickie Guerrero, American wrestler and manager

* 1968 – Catherine Bell, American actress

* 1885 – Edna Ferber, American novelist ( d. 1968 )

* 1968 – Debra Messing, American actress

* 1883 – Marion Lorne, American actress ( d. 1968 )

* 1968 – Andras Jones, American actor

* 1968 – Mark McGuinn, American singer-songwriter

* 1968 – James Anderson, Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U. S. Marine.

* 1968 – Spider One, American singer-songwriter and producer ( Powerman 5000 )

* 1968 – Rachael Ray, American chef, author, and television host

* 1968 – Laura Claycomb, American soprano

* 1968 – Chris DiMarco, American golfer

* 1880 – Sam Crawford, American baseball player ( d. 1968 )

* 1968 – Mary Birdsong, American actress