What Happened on August 5, 1968

Day of the Week: Monday

Historical Events

  • WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, TN (IND) 1st broadcast

Famous Birthdays

  • Colin Steele McRae, British rally driver, born in Lanark, Scotland (d. 2007)
  • Funkmaster Flex, American hip hop DJ
  • John Olerud, infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Seattle, Washington

Person of interestMarine Le Pen

Marine Le Pen, French politician (President of the National Front Party), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine

President of the National Front Party Marine Le Pen
President of the National Front Party
Marine Le Pen
  • Oleg Luzhny, Ukrainian footballer
  • Terri Clark, Canadian country singer
  • Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Japanese professional wrestler

Famous Deaths

  • Luther Perkins American guitarist