What Day of the Week

December 8, 2019 was the 342^nd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 23 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

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

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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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• 1912

  Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.
• 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.
• 1966

  The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.
• 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.
• 1987

  The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed.
• 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.
• 2007

  Benazir Bhutto, first and only female former Prime Minister of Pakistan, had her PPP Office stormed by unidentified gunmen. Three supporters are killed.

• 1756

  Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria (d. 1801)
• 1860

  Amanda McKittrick Ros, Irish novelist and poet (d. 1939)
• 1925

  Sammy Davis Jr., American actor and singer (d. 1990)
• 1928

  Bill Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (d. 1996)
• 1950

  Rick Baker, American film makeup artist
• 1958

  Bird McIntyre, Thai pop singer, musician
• 1976

  Brettina Robinson, singer and songwriter
• 1979

  Johan Forssell, Swedish politician
• 1982

  Jimmy Rave, American wrestler
• 1986

  Amir Khan, English boxer

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