Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: December 8
December 8, 2024 is the 343rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Sagittarius is your zodiac sign. Turquoise is your modern birthstone. Onyx is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: December 8
- 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.
- 1907 –King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1963 –Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, United States, killing all 81 people on board.
- 1972 –United Airlines Flight 553 crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45.
- 1982 –In Suriname, several opponents of the military government are killed.
- 1991 –The Romanian Constitution is adopted in a referendum.
- 1993 –The North American Free Trade Agreement is signed into law by US President Bill Clinton.
Who were born on December 8?
- 1861 –Aristide Maillol, French sculptor (d. 1944)
- 1928 –Bill Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (d. 1996)
- 1935 –Dharmendra, Indian actor
- 1940 –Brant Alyea, American baseball player
- 1941 –Bob Brown, American football player
- 1962 –Berry van Aerle, Dutch footballer
- 1963 –Greg Howe, Americal guitarist
- 1976 –Dominic Monaghan, English actor
- 1985 –Oleksiy Pecherov, Ukrainian basketball player
- 1986 –Kate Voegele, American musician
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