What Day of the Week

December 8, 2020 is the 343^rd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.

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Here’s the December calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

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• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1971

  Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launches an attack on West Pakistan’s port city of Karachi.
• 1982

  In Suriname, several opponents of the military government are killed.
• 1987

  Frank Vitkovic shoots and kills eight people at the Australia Post building in Melbourne, before jumping to his death.
• 1987

  The Alianza Lima air disaster occurs.
• 2002

  The Caribbean Community Heads of Government meet with the Government of Cuba and declare the date to be “CARICOM-Cuba Day”—to celebrate diplomatic ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba.
• 2004

  The Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.

• 1574

  Maria Anna of Bavaria, consort of Ferdinand II (d. 1616)
• 1886

  Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (d. 1957)
• 1899

  John Qualen, Canadian actor (d. 1987)
• 1908

  John A. Volpe, American politician and 2nd United States Secretary of Transportation (d. 1994)
• 1927

  Ferdie Pacheco, American boxing trainer
• 1930

  Maximilian Schell, Austrian-born Swiss actor and film director
• 1947

  Gérard Blanc, French singer
• 1949

  Nancy Meyers, American film director, producer and screenwriter
• 1979

  Raymond Lam, Hong Kong actor and singer
• 1982

  DeeDee Trotter, American athlete

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