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Day Of The Week: December 8
December 8, 2025 is the 342nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Monday.
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 1949 –United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is established to provide aid to Palestinian refugees who left their homes during the 1948 Palestinian exodus.
- 1962 –Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
- 1971 –Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launches an attack on West Pakistan’s port city of Karachi.
- 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.
- 1988 –A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing 5 people and injuring 50 others.
- 1993 –The North American Free Trade Agreement is signed into law by US President Bill Clinton.
- 2007 –Benazir Bhutto, first and only female former Prime Minister of Pakistan, had her PPP Office stormed by unidentified gunmen. Three supporters are killed.
Who were born on December 8?
- 1730 –Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch physician, physiologist and botanist (d. 1799)
- 1900 –Sun Li-jen, Chinese general (d. 1990)
- 1916 –Richard Fleischer, American film director (d. 2006)
- 1923 –Rudolph Pariser, Chinese-born American chemist
- 1939 –Soko Richardson, American rhythm and blues drummer (d. 2004)
- 1941 –Sir Geoff Hurst, English footballer
- 1953 –Roy Firestone, American sports announcer
- 1978 –Anwar Siraj, Ethiopian footballer
- 1979 –Daniel Fitzhenry, Australian rugby league footballer
- 1980 –Lisa Kelly, American reality television personality
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