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Day Of The Week: October 14, 1968
October 14, 1968 is the 288th day of the year 1968 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 78 days remaining until the end of 1968. The day of the week is Monday.
If you were born on October 14, 1968 then you are 55 years old today. If you saved a Penny every day starting at age 6, then by now you have accumulated $180.91 today. That is, if you did not spend your savings.
If you are into daily horoscope then Libra is your zodiac sign. Opal is your modern birthstone. Jasper is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Monkey is your mythical animal and Earth is your element if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).
Historical Events: October 14, 1968
- 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.
- 1968 –The first live telecast from a manned spacecraft, the Apollo 7, launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the U.S.A.
- 1968 –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.
- 1968 –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?
- 1968 –Johnny Goudie, American musician
- 1968 –Matthew Le Tissier, English footballer
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