What happened this day in history December 8

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 343rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 25, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,893,600 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 ‘trihectatetracontatrigon’ day.

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 52 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 4,370 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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December 8 Historical Events

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1962
    Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 2010
    With the second launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 and the first launch of the SpaceX Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first privately held company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.

Who were born on December 8?

  • 1913
    Delmore Schwartz, American poet (d. 1966)
  • 1915
    Ernest Lehman, American screenwriter (d. 2005)
  • 1928
    Bill Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (d. 1996)
  • 1974
    Tony Simmons, American football player
  • 1975
    Jerrelle Clark, American wrestler
  • 1977
    Sébastien Chabal, French rugby union footballer
  • 1978
    John Oster, Welsh footballer
  • 1979
    Raymond Lam, Hong Kong actor and singer
  • 1982
    Alfredo Aceves, American baseball player
  • 1983
    Neel Jani, Swiss racing driver

Who died on December 8?

  • 1632
    Philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561)
  • 1744
    Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle duchess de Châteauroux, mistress of King Louis XV of France (b. 1717)
  • 1907
    Oscar II of Sweden (b. 1829)
  • 1917
    Mendele Moykher Sforim, Russian writer (b. 1836)
  • 1954
    Gladys George, American stage and screen actress
  • 1978
    Golda Meir, Russian-born Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1898)
  • 1982
    Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist (b. 1951)
  • 1983
    Slim Pickens, American actor (b. 1919)
  • 2000
    Milić od Mačve, Serbian painter and artist (b. 1934)
  • 2001
    Don Tennant, American advertising executive (b. 1922)

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