Born in 1968
Turns 58 in 2026
Gifts for someone born in 1968
1968 Front PageTheir name. The news from their year.Unframed from $51.50Add their name
Their birth chartThe sky as astrology reads it, cast for one birth.Unframed from $51.50
The Years We Were BornThe whole family, together in years.Unframed from $51.50
Our Story timelineTheir life, told in your words.Unframed from $51.50
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BACK TO 1968 · New Zealand
A little history to go with their gift.
Apollo 8 carried people into lunar orbit for the first time, and its crew photographed Earth above the Moon. Mexico City hosted the first Olympics in Latin America, where high-altitude performances and political protest reached a global television audience; Kubrick’s 2001 brought philosophical science fiction to cinemas.
What happened in 1968?
Museum expedition studies New Zealand tide pools
Elizabeth Pope collected intertidal fauna at two New Zealand sites in 1967–68.
Richard Nixon wins the 1968 election
Richard Nixon won the 1968 presidential election with 301 electoral votes, ahead of Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace.
National Archives and Records Administration · Miller Center, University of Virginia
Paris erupts in protest
Students occupied the Sorbonne from 3 May 1968, while artists produced thousands of posters that carried protest messages through French cities.
Apollo 8 carries people into lunar orbit
Apollo 8’s three astronauts became the first people to orbit the Moon during a mission that began on December 21.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Firsts and new ideas
Apollo returns safely to orbit
Apollo 7 launched on 11 October 1968, testing the crewed command and service modules after NASA rebuilt its safety procedures.
Manchester United conquer Europe
Manchester United defeated Benfica 4–1 after extra time on 29 May 1968, becoming the first English club to win the European Cup.
Number ones and music in 1968
Chart positions belong to the country and chart named in each record.
Lee Grant returns to No. 1
Mr Lee Grant reached No. 1 in New Zealand with “Why Or Where Or When” in 1968.
Simple Image spins to the top
Simple Image reached No. 1 in New Zealand with “Spinning, Spinning, Spinning” in 1968.
Prices and everyday money in 1968
New Zealand figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| Cinema (adult avg.) | $0.46 | one admission Statistics New Zealand |
| Average weekly wage payout per person | $45.275 | NZ$ per week; aggregate payout divided by full-time employees plus half part-time employees Department of Statistics, New Zealand |
| Commemorative postage stamp, First Māori Bible (single stamp) | 3c | one stamp, face value 3c New Zealand Post Collectables |
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