Fatto matematico: 1408 is the number of symmetric 3×3 matrices in base 4 with determinant 0.
Trivia: 1408 is an unremarkable number.
Data storica: November 8th is the day in 1965 that the British Indian Ocean Territory is created, consisting of Chagos Archipelago, Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches islands.