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, 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1982 –In Suriname, several opponents of the military government are killed.
- 1987 –An Israeli army tank transporter kills four Palestinian refugees and injures seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel–Gaza Strip border, sparking the First Intifada.
- 1987 –The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed.
- 2004 –The Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.
- 2009 –Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq kill 127 and injure 448.
Who were born on December 8?
- 1817 –Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish nobleman and politician (d. 1896)
- 1818 –Charles III, Prince of Monaco, founder of the Monte Carlo casino (d. 1889)
- 1913 –Delmore Schwartz, American poet (d. 1966)
- 1930 –Maximilian Schell, Austrian-born Swiss actor and film director
- 1939 –Red Berenson, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1943 –Bodo Tümmler, German middle-distance runner
- 1943 –Ken Johnson, American professional wrestling manager
- 1962 –Steve Elkington, Australian golfer
- 1976 –Dominic Monaghan, English actor
- 1982 –DeeDee Trotter, American athlete
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