This is our day guide for Wednesday May 8th 2024 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 May 8th 2024
International: V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day marks May 8th 1945 when the Allies formally accepted an unconditional surrender by the armed forces of Germany
Georgia: Public Holiday
Georgia has declared three public holidays to create a work-free week after Orthodox Easter.Regional
India (regional): Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and musicPublic sector only
USA (regional): Truman Day
Honours the legacy of Harry S. Truman, former US presidentMay 7th 2024 | Go to Today | May 9th 2024
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| General Information for May 8th 2024 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 129 of 2024 | |
| 237 days left in 2024 | |
| Week 19 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1926 - British Naturalist and TV presenter Sir David Attenborough is born in London. | |
| 1919 - A letter by Edward George Honey is published in the London Evening News proposing a period of silence in remembrance of those who died. The result is Remembrance Sunday, every 11 November from then on. | |
| 1886 - Dr John Pemberton's secret elixir - aka Coca Cola - goes on sale. A century later, this simple drink is the cause of one of the hardest-fought battles in commercial history - the cola wars. | |
| 1428 - Joan of Arc's military reputation is established with the raising of the Siege of Orléans. |
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