Born in 1968
People born in 1968 turn 58 in 2026. A dollar in 1968 buys what $9.69 buys in September 2026, and about 3.55 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 1968
1968
What things cost in 1968
| U.S. average | 1968 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $9.69 | CPI-U |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $24,800 | $240,233 | $410,700 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $1.60 | $15.50 | $7.25 |
1968 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED.
Who was in charge in 1968
- United States
- Lyndon B. Johnson (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); Harold Wilson (Prime minister)
- Soviet Union
- Leonid Brezhnev (General Secretary); Nikolai Podgorny (Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet); Alexei Kosygin (Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
- People's Republic of China
- Mao Zedong (Chairman; Paramount Leader); Liu Shaoqi (President); Zhou Enlai (Premier)
- France
- Charles de Gaulle (President); Georges Pompidou, then Maurice Couve de Murville (Prime minister)
- East Germany
- Walter Ulbricht (Chairmen of the State Council); Willi Stoph (Chairman)
- West Germany
- Heinrich Lübke (President); Kurt Georg Kiesinger (Chancellor)
- Japan
- Hirohito (Emperor)
- Republic of India
- Zakir Husain (President); Indira Gandhi (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 20th century (1951–2000) (revision 1371751893), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 1968 →
No. 1 songs of 1968
- “Hello, Goodbye” — The Beatles (2 weeks)
- “Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)” — John Fred and his Playboy Band (2 weeks)
- “Green Tambourine” — The Lemon Pipers (1 week)
- “Love Is Blue” — Paul Mauriat (5 weeks)
- “(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay” — Otis Redding (4 weeks)
- “Honey” — Bobby Goldsboro (5 weeks)
- “Tighten Up” — Archie Bell & the Drells (2 weeks)
- “Mrs. Robinson” — Simon & Garfunkel (3 weeks)
- “This Guy's in Love with You” — Herb Alpert (4 weeks)
- “Grazing in the Grass” — Hugh Masekela (2 weeks)
- “Hello, I Love You” — The Doors (2 weeks)
- “People Got to Be Free” — The Rascals (5 weeks)
- “Harper Valley PTA” — Jeannie C. Riley (1 week)
- “Hey Jude” — The Beatles (9 weeks)
- “Love Child” — Diana Ross & the Supremes (2 weeks)
- “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” — Marvin Gaye (3 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 1968, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1968 (Wikipedia revision 1361290160).
Famous people born in 1968
- December 17 – Paul Tracy, racing car driver source
- 28 May – Kylie Minogue, entertainer source
- May 13 – Scott Morrison, 30th Prime Minister of Australia source
- March 30 – Celine Dion, singer, songwriter and actress source
- January 1 – Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer source
- 5 August – Marine Le Pen, politician. source
- December 9 – Kurt Angle, wrestler source
- October 7 – Thom Yorke, British singer-songwriter source
- May 27 – Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player source
- September 28 – Mika Häkkinen, Finnish double Formula 1 world champion source
- July 24 – Kristin Chenoweth, American actress and singer source
- June 26 – Paolo Maldini, Italian football player source
- April 29 – Darren Matthews, English professional wrestler source
- 10 May – William Regal, professional wrestler source
- January 6 – John Singleton, African-American film director and writer (died 2019) source
What happened in 1968
- January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. source
- January 21 – Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. source
- April 4 – Apollo program: Apollo-Saturn mission 502 (Apollo 6) is launched, as the second and last uncrewed test-flight of the Saturn V launch vehicle. source
- 17 January – The Radio Malaysia and Television Malaysia service were moved from Tunku Abdul Rahman multipurpose hall at Jalan Ampang to the new building at Angkasapuri. source
- March 2: Fuji-Q Highland officially open in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture. source
- January 21 – 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. source
- February 6–18 – The 1968 Winter Olympics are held in Grenoble, France. source
- Unknown date: Komeda Coffeehouse, as known well coffeehouse chain in nationwide, founded in Nagoya. source