This is our day guide for Tuesday December 8th 2020 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?
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General Information for December 8th 2020 | |
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There are 7 public holidays today. | |
Day 343 of 2020 | |
23 days left in 2020 | |
Week 50 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. | |
1980 - John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City. | |
1941 - World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after which the U.S. declares war on Japan. | |
1660 – A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello. |