A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
December 8: Day of the Week
December 8, 2024 is the 343rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
December 8 Historical Event(s)
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.
1912
Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.
1941
United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be “a date which will live in infamy”, after which the U.S. and the Republic of China declare war against Japan.
1953
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his “Atoms for Peace” speech, and the U.S. launches its “Atoms for Peace” program that supplied equipment and information to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.
1962
Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
1971
Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launches an attack on West Pakistan’s port city of Karachi.
1987
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed.
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.
1993
The North American Free Trade Agreement is signed into law by US President Bill Clinton.
1998
Eighty-one people are killed by armed groups in Algeria.
Who were born on December 8?
1574
Maria Anna of Bavaria, consort of Ferdinand II (d. 1616)
1862
Georges Feydeau, French playwright (d. 1921)
1943
Mary Woronov, American actress
1947
Chava Alberstein, Israeli singer, lyricist, composer, and musical arranger
1950
Rick Baker, American film makeup artist
1958
Rob Curling, British television presenter
1959
Mark Steyn, Canadian writer and cultural critic
1963
Greg Howe, Americal guitarist
1967
Jeff George, American football player
1977
Sébastien Chabal, French rugby union footballer
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