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.
• 1854

  In his Apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was born free of original sin.
• 1914

  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.
• 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.
• 1974

  A plebiscite results in the abolition of monarchy in Greece.
• 1980

  John Lennon, an English musician (former member of The Beatles), and peace activist, is murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City.
• 1982

  In Suriname, several opponents of the military government are killed.
• 1998

  Eighty-one people are killed by armed groups in Algeria.
• 2009

  Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq kill 127 and injure 448.

• 65 BC

  Horace, Roman poet (d. 8 BC)
• 1864

  Camille Claudel, French graphic artist and sculptor (d. 1943)
• 1922

  Jean Ritchie, American folk singer
• 1925

  Jimmy Smith, American jazz organist (d. 2005)
• 1945

  John Banville, Irish novelist and journalist
• 1946

  John Rubinstein, American actor, composer, director
• 1951

  Bill Bryson, American author
• 1964

  James Blundell, Australian country singer
• 1977

  Elsa Benítez, Mexican supermodel
• 1981

  Jeremy Accardo, American baseball player

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