This is our day guide for Friday December 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 December 8th 2017
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 RepublicRegional
India (regional): Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi
A public holiday in Jammu and Kashmir on the Friday after Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi
Mali: Prophet's Baptism
Celebrated one week after the Prophet Mohammed's Birthday, this marks the traditional Islamic birth rites that take place seven days after birth.
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 Conception
Uzbekistan: Constitution Day
Marks the adoption of the constitution of Uzbekistan on December 8th 1992.Go to Today | December 9th 2017
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| General Information for December 8th 2017 | |
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| There are 7 public holidays today. | |
| Day 342 of 2017 | |
| 23 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1987 – Frank Vitkovic shoots and kills eight people at the Australia Post building in Melbourne, before jumping to his death. | |
| 1972 - United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. The crash is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737. | |
| 1971 - Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launches an attack on West Pakistan's port city of Karachi. | |
| 1969 – An Olympic Airways Douglas DC-6 strikes a mountain outside of Keratea, Greece, killing 90—the worst crash of a DC-6. |
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