What Day of the Week

December 8, 2021 is the 342^nd day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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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.
• 1941

  Japanese forces simultaneously invade Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong and the Philippines. These happen concurrently with the Attack on Pearl Harbor, which was on December 7 in the United States.
• 1982

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

  The Alianza Lima air disaster occurs.
• 1991

  The Romanian Constitution is adopted in a referendum.
• 1991

  The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.
• 1998

  The Australian Cricket Board’s cover-up of Shane Warne and Mark Waugh’s involvement with bookmakers is revealed.
• 2009

  Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq kill 127 and injure 448.

• 1730

  Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch physician, physiologist and botanist (d. 1799)
• 1865

  Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer (d. 1957)
• 1886

  Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (d. 1957)
• 1925

  Carmen Martín Gaite, Spanish author (d. 2000)
• 1945

  John Banville, Irish novelist and journalist
• 1947

  Chava Alberstein, Israeli singer, lyricist, composer, and musical arranger
• 1963

  Greg Howe, Americal guitarist
• 1975

  Kevin Harvick, American racing driver
• 1978

  Park Kyung-lim, South Korean entertainer
• 1979

  Ingrid Michaelson, American indie-pop singer-songwriter

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