51 days before October 1, 1968

would be

August 11, 1968 (Sunday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 224

• Week number: 32

• Leap year: 1968 is a leap year.

• Daylight Saving Time: Yes

Sunrise, Sunset Times for August 11, 1968 (Sunday)

• Sunrise time: 06:41 am

• Sunset time: 08:35 pm

• Day length: 13h 54m

Moon Phase for August 11, 1968 (Sunday)

• Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous

• Illumination: 86%

• Moon Age: 18.33 day(s)

August 11, 1968 Holidays and National Days

2003

Temperatures rise to 112 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius) in Europe; over 140 people die in the heat wave.

2003

NATO assumes command of the international peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, its first major operation outside Europe.

1999

A tornado in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, kills one person.

1990

Troops from Egypt and Morocco arrive in Saudi Arabia as part of the international operation to prevent Iraq from invading.

1989

Voyager 2 discovers two partial rings around Neptune.

1988

Al Qaeda is formed at a meeting in Peshawar, Pakistan.

1984

Carl Lewis wins four Olympic gold medals, tying the record Jesse Owens set in 1936.

1978

The funeral of Pope Paul VI takes place.

1975

The US vetoes admission of North and South Vietnam to the UN.