This is our day guide for Thursday December 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 December 8th 2016
International: Immaculate Conception Day
It is a day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin all of her life
Albania: National Youth Day
Commemorates student demonstrations in 1990 which led to the end of the People's Republic
North Macedonia: St. Clement of Ohrid
Saint Clement of Ohrid was a medieval Bulgarian saint, scholar, writer and enlightener of the Slavs
Panama: Panama Mother's Day
Mother's Day in Panama is a national holiday, celebrated on the Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionGo to Today | December 9th 2016
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| General Information for December 8th 2016 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 343 of 2016 | |
| 23 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2010 – With the second launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 and the first launch of the SpaceX Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft. | |
| 2004 – The Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations. | |
| 1980 - John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City. | |
| 1949 – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is established to provide aid to Palestinian refugees who left their homes during the1948 Palestinian exodus. |
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