Day Guide for Saturday December 8th 2018 What are the holidays on December 8th 2018?

This is our day guide for Saturday December 8th 2018 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 2018

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

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India (regional): Losoong/Namsoong

An important harvest festival for Lepchas and Bhutias in Sikkim.

Maldives: The Day Maldives Embraced Islam

According to legend, the Maldives was converted to Islam in the year 1153 AD

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.

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General Information for December 8th 2018
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 342 of 2018
23 days left in 2018
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.
1988 – A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing 5 people and injuring 50 others.
1914 - World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats an inferior squadron of the Imperial German High Seas Fleet in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
1432 – The first battle between the forces of Švitrigaila and Sigismund Kęstutaitis is fought near the town of Oszmiana (Ashmyany), launching the most active phase of the Lithuanian Civil War.