Day Guide for Sunday May 8th 2016 What are the holidays on May 8th 2016?

This is our day guide for Sunday May 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 May 8th 2016

International: Mother's Day

Mother's Day is celebrated across the world, in more than 50 countries, though not all countries celebrate it on the same day

International: Liberation Day

Victory in Europe Day marks May 8th 1945 when the Allies formally accepted an unconditional surrender by the armed forces of Germany

Regional

India (regional): Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music

Regional

India (regional): Parashurama Jayanti

Parshurama is the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is the son of Renuka and one of the saptarishi Sage Jamadagni

Not a Public Holiday

Romania: Father's Day

2nd Sunday in May. Father's Day is a celebration that honours the role of fathers

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General Information for May 8th 2016
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 129 of 2016
237 days left in 2016
Week 18 of the year
On this Day in History
1972 - Darren Hayes, founding member of the band Savage Garden is born on this day.
1926 - British Naturalist and TV presenter Sir David Attenborough is born in London.
1919 - A letter by Edward George Honey is published in the London Evening News proposing a period of silence in remembrance of those who died. The result is Remembrance Sunday, every 11 November from then on.
1886 - Dr John Pemberton's secret elixir - aka Coca Cola - goes on sale. A century later, this simple drink is the cause of one of the hardest-fought battles in commercial history - the cola wars.