Monday October 14, 1968
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

October 14, 1968: Day of the Week

October 14, 1968 was the 288th day of the year 1968 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 78 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.

A person born on this day will be 55 years old today. If that same person saved a Penny every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $191.78 today.

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Here’s the October 1968 calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 1968 calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Monkey is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).

October 14, 1968 Historical Event(s)

1968
An earthquake rated at 6.8 on the Richter Scale destroys the Australian town of Meckering, Western Australia, and it also ruptures all nearby main highways and railroads.
1968
Jim Hines of the United States of America becomes the first man ever to break the so-called “ten-second barrier” in the 100-meter sprint in the Summer Olympic Games held in Mexico City with a time of 9.95 seconds.
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The first live telecast from a manned spacecraft, the Apollo 7, launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the U.S.A.
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Vietnam War: 27 soldiers are arrested at the Presidio of San Francisco in California for their peaceful protest of stockade conditions and the Vietnam War.
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Vietnam War: The United States Department of Defense announces that the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps will send about 24,000 soldiers and Marines back to Vietnam for involuntary second tours of duty in the combat zone there.

Who were born on October 14, 1968?

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Johnny Goudie, American musician
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Matthew Le Tissier, English footballer

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