November 8th (1968) was a Friday. It's the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 54 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 8th November, 1968
» The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic is signed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by standardising the uniform traffic rules among the signatories.
Famous Birthdays on November 8 in 1968
» Keith Jones (ice hockey) named Keith Jones, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
» Wendell Corey, American actor and politician (b. 1914)
» Peter Mohr Dam, Faroese educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1898)
November 8th Holidays in History
» Christian feast day:
» Elizabeth of the Trinity known as Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity (Roman Catholic Church)
» Four Crowned Martyrs
» Godfrey of Amiens
» Johann von Staupitz (Lutheran)
» Calendar of saints (Church of England) November known as Saints and Martyrs of England (Church of England)
» Willehad of Bremen
» November 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which Pupusa or National Festival of Pupusa can fall, while November 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in November. (El Salvador)
» Earliest day on which Remembrance Sunday can fall, while November 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in November. (United Kingdom)
» International Day of Radiology
» One of the 'Lapis manalis called Mundus patet' (Roman Empire)
» Synaxis of the Michael (archangel) called Archangel Michael and the other Christian angelic hierarchy known as Bodiless Powers of Heaven (Eastern Orthodox Church)