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8 September – English tennis player Virginia Wade wins the 1968 U.S. Open Women's Singles event. [18] 13 September – An agreement for merger between the General Electric Company and English Electric, the largest industrial merger in the UK up to that time. 15 September – Great Flood of 1968 in South East England.
September 1968 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 1 P) October 1968 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 2 P) November 1968 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 3 P)
November 1968 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 3 P) December 1968 events in the United Kingdom ...
1968 events in the United Kingdom by month (12 C) / 1968 disestablishments in the United Kingdom (9 C, 26 P) 1968 establishments in the United Kingdom (10 C, 70 P) C.
1968 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.
The UK finish in second place, just one point behind, with the song "Congratulations" sung by Cliff Richard, which goes on to outsell the winning Spanish entry throughout Europe. 4 May – Mary Hopkin performs on the British TV show Opportunity Knocks. Hopkin catches the attention of model Twiggy, who recommends her to Paul McCartney.
The Great Flood of 1968 was a flood caused by a pronounced trough of low pressure which brought exceptionally heavy rain and thunderstorms to South East England and France in mid-September 1968, with the worst on Sunday 15 September 1968, and followed earlier floods in South West England during July. [3]
[2] [3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1968, as well as singles which peaked in 1967 and 1969 but were in the top 10 in 1968. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart ...