This is our day guide for Monday May 8th 2017 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 2017
International: Victory Day (bridge day)
Celebrates the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War
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
Bulgaria: St. George's Day Holiday (in lieu)
Observed on Monday 8 May 2017 as 6 May falls on a Saturday in 2018
Kazakhstan: Defender's Day
May 7th honours all those who have served in the Kazakh armed forces past and presentPublic sector only
USA (regional): Truman Day
Honours the legacy of Harry S. Truman, former US president| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for May 8th 2017 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 128 of 2017 | |
| 237 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 19 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1932 - Boxer Charles Sonny Liston is born. | |
| 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. | |
| 1428 - Joan of Arc's military reputation is established with the raising of the Siege of Orléans. |
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