This is our day guide for Wednesday December 8th 2021 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 2021
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: Albanian National Youth Day
Commemorates student demonstrations in 1990 which led to the end of the People's Republic
Guam: Santa Marian Kamalen Day
Honors a statue of the Virgin Mary that survived Japanese bombing of Guam on December 8th 1941, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.Regional
India (regional): Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
Punjab. Guru Teg Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus (Prophets) of the Sikh religion
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.Observances on December 8th 2021
Finland: Day of Finnish music
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Day of Finnish music
USA: National Brownie Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Brownie Day
USA: Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day
USA: National Blue Collar Day
Celebrate National Blue Collar Day and the tireless effort of workers who bolster our nation's foundation with skill and determination.
International: Bodhi Day
Buddha's Enlightenment Day commemorates Siddhartha Gautama attaining enlightenment — some 2,600 years ago, becoming the Buddha.December 7th 2021 | Go to Today | December 9th 2021
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| General Information for December 8th 2021 | |
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| There are 7 public holidays today. | |
| Day 342 of 2021 | |
| 23 days left in 2021 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2010 - The Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passes the planet Venus at a distance of about 80,800 km. | |
| 1963 - Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board. | |
| 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. | |
| 1854 – In his Apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception, which holds that theVirgin Mary was conceived free of original sin. |
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