This is our day guide for Friday December 8th 2023 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 2023
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
Falkland Islands: Battle Day
Marks the anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914.
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.Not a Public Holiday
Israel: Hanukkah
Observed for eight days in honour of the historic victory of the Maccabbees against religious oppression
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.December 7th 2023 | Go to Today | December 9th 2023
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| General Information for December 8th 2023 | |
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| There are 8 public holidays today. | |
| Day 342 of 2023 | |
| 23 days left in 2023 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1980 - John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City. | |
| 1967 - The Beatles' ninth album Magical Mystery Tour is released as a double EP in the UK. | |
| 1941 - World War II: Japanese forces simultaneously invade Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies. (See December 7 for the concurrent attack on Pearl Harbor in the Western Hemisphere.) | |
| 395 - Later Yan is defeated by its former vassal Northern Wei at the Battle of Canhe Slope. |
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