This is our day guide for Friday April 8th 2016 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on April 8th 2016
International: Ougadi
Ugadi marks the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar with a change in the moon's orbit.Regional
India (regional): Cheti Chand
Sindhi New Year is celebrated on the second day in the month of ChaitraRegional
India (regional): Sajibu Nongma Panba
The Sajibu Nongmapanba Festival is the Lunar new year festival of the sanamahism religionRegional
India (regional): 1st Navratra
First day of a nine-day festival that ends on Ram NavamiPublic sector only
Venezuela: Venezuela Public Holiday
To help reduce electricity consumption, Fridays will be a holiday for the public sector in April and May| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for April 8th 2016 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 99 of 2016 | |
| 267 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 14 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1994 - Kurt Cobain, now-legendary frontman of melodic grunge outfit Nirvana, commits suicide. | |
| 1953 - Twelve passengers die and many are injured when a London Underground Central line train, heading eastbound to Epping, ploughs into a stationary train waiting in the tunnel between Stratford and Leyton. | |
| 1820 - The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Melos. | |
| 1818 - August Wilhelm von Hofmann, the German chemist whose work led to the establishment of the coal tar and dye-stuff industries, is born. |
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