April 8th (1968) was a Monday. It's the 97th day of the year (98th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 268 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 8th April, 1968
» BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after take off. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.
Famous Birthdays on April 8 in 1968
» Patricia Arquette, American actress and director
» Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler
» Tracy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer)
April 8th Famous Deaths for 1968
» Glenn Andreotta, American soldier (b. 1947)
» Barbara Jane Harrison, English flight attendant (b. 1945)
April 8th Holidays in History
» Birkat Hachama (observed once every 28 years), last in 2009 and next in 2037 (Hebrew)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Constantina
» Saint Julie Billiart of Namur named Julie Billiart of Namur
» Saint Perpetuus known as Perpetuus
» Saint Walter of Pontoise called Walter of Pontoise
» William Augustus Muhlenberg (Episcopal Church (USA))
» April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Middle date on which Easter Sunday can fall
» DABDay Draw A Bird Day (International)
» Earliest day on which Public holidays in Liberia named Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)