What are the important events that happened on December 8? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
December 8: Facts & Myths About This Day
December 8 is the 342nd day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 25, 2021 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 27,315,360 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatetracontadigon’ day.
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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.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 55 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 3,274 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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December 8 Historical Events
- 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.
- 1962 –Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
- 1966 –The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.
- 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.
- 1998 –The Australian Cricket Board’s cover-up of Shane Warne and Mark Waugh’s involvement with bookmakers is revealed.
- 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.
- 2007 –Benazir Bhutto, first and only female former Prime Minister of Pakistan, had her PPP Office stormed by unidentified gunmen. Three supporters are killed.
- 2009 –Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq kill 127 and injure 448.
Who were born on December 8?
- 1928 –Ulric Neisser, American cognitive psychologist
- 1950 –Rick Baker, American film makeup artist
- 1962 –Marty Friedman, American guitarist
- 1964 –Chigusa Nagayo, Japanese wrestler
- 1968 –Michael Cole, American professional wrestling commentator
- 1977 –Sébastien Chabal, French rugby union footballer
- 1978 –Frédéric Piquionne, France footballer
- 1982 –Halil Altıntop, Turkish footballer
- 1982 –Nicki Minaj, rapper and singer-songwriter
- 1982 –Noelle Pikus-Pace, American skeleton racer
Who died on December 8?
- 1649 –Noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1613)
- 1709 –Thomas Corneille, French dramatist (b. 1625)
- 1914 –Maximilian von Spee, German naval officer, in the Battle of the Falkland Islands (b. 1861)
- 1938 –Friedrich Glauser, Swiss writer (b. 1896)
- 1982 –Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist (b. 1951)
- 1983 –Slim Pickens, American actor (b. 1919)
- 1992 –William Shawn, American magazine editor (b. 1917)
- 1999 –Péter Kuczka, Hungarian writer (b. 1923)
- 2008 –Kerryn McCann, Australian athlete (b. 1967)
- 2008 –Robert Prosky, American actor (b. 1930).
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