October 8th (1968) was a Tuesday. It's the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 84 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 8th October, 1968
» Vietnam War: Operation Sealords United States and South Vietnamese forces launch a new operation in the Mekong Delta.
Famous Birthdays on October 8 in 1968
» Ali Benarbia, Algerian footballer
» Zvonimir Boban, Croatian footballer
» Emily Procter, American actress
» CL Smooth, American rapper and producer (Pete Rock & CL Smooth)
» Leeroy Thornhill, English keyboard player (The Prodigy)
October 8th Holidays in History
» Indian Air Force e.g Air Force Day (India)
» Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
» Palatias and Laurentia
» Saint Pelagia or Pelagia (Roman Catholic Church)
» Che Guevara in popular culture .22Saint Ernesto.22 in Bolivia known as San Ernesto, Che Guevera as a saint. (Bolivian campesinos)
» William Dwight Porter Bliss and Richard T. Ely (Episcopal Church (USA))
» October 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which Columbus Day United States observance named Columbus Day can fall, while October 14 is the latest; observed on the second Monday of October (United States)
» Earliest day on which International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction can fall, while October 14 is the latest; observed on the second Wednesday of October (Hawaii)
» Earliest day on which the first day of Fire Prevention Week can fall, while October 14 is the latest; observed on the second week of October. (United States and Canada)
» Independence Day (Croatia) known as Independence Day, celebrates the official separation of Croatia from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia known as Yugoslavia in 1991.