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May 26, 1968

On May 26, 1968, h-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight. The year's #1 song was "Hey Jude" by The Beatles. Ashley Judd, Mswati III, Julia Morris would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1968th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 968th year of the 2nd millennium, the 68th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1960s decade.

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On May 26, 1968

  1. 1968 H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.

    Day Iceland changed from left hand to right hand traffic (26 May 1968)

    H-dagurinn or Hægri dagurinn on 26 May 1968 was the day that Iceland changed from left hand traffic to right hand traffic. The change itself occurred formally at 6:00 am.

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Born on May 26, 1968

Fernando León de Aranoa 1968– Spanish film director and screenwriter
Frederik X 1968– King of Denmark since 2024

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The class of 1968

Others born in 1968

Ashley Judd 1968– American actress
Mswati III 1968– King (Ngwenyama) of Eswatini (Swaziland)
Julia Morris 1968– Australian entertainer
Dana Milbank 1968– American journalist and author
Jack de Gier 1968– Dutch footballer
Karl Wendlinger 1968– Austrian racing driver

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