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On This Day · The 342nd day of the year

December 8

From 1504 to 2013, December 8 gathers 509 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on December 8?

December 8 is the 342nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1504 and 2013. Famous people born on December 8 include Horace, Kateryna Yushchenko (scientist) and Kotono Mitsuishi.

Released on December 8

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Skate Story

2023

  • Game Against the Storm
  • TV Sapne vs Everyone

2022

  • Game Chained Echoes

2021

  • Game Halo Infinite

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1504

    Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah

  2. 1660

    Margaret Hughes

  3. 1864

    Pope Pius IX

  4. 1914

    World War I

  5. 1941

    World War II

  6. 1980

    John Lennon

  7. 1987

    Cold War

  8. 1991

    Belarus

  9. 2009

    December 2009 Baghdad bombings

  10. 2013

    Metallica

Famous birthday twins

Born on December 8

Horace

b. -65

Kateryna Yushchenko (scientist)

b. 1919

Kotono Mitsuishi

b. 1967

Dwight Howard

b. 1985

Claus Luthe

b. 1932

Hamit Altıntop

b. 1982

Jim Morrison

b. 1943

Jean Sibelius

b. 1865

Deaths

  • 2001Betty Holberton
  • 1980John Lennon
  • 1978Golda Meir
  • 1914Maximilian von Spee
  • 1907Oscar II
  • 1722Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine

Holidays & observances

  • —Battle Day (Falkland Islands)
  • —Bodhi Day (Japan)
  • —CARICOM–Cuba Day (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba)
  • —Christian feast day: Budoc (Beuzec) of Dol
  • —Christian feast day: Clement of Ohrid (Julian Calendar), and its related observances: Student's Day (Bulgaria)
  • —Christian feast day: Eucharius
  • —Christian feast day: Feast of the Immaculate Conception (public holiday in several countries, a holy day of obligation in others), and its related observances: Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Anglican Communion), lesser commemoration
  • —Christian feast day: Feast of the Immaculate Conception (public holiday in several countries, a holy day of obligation in others), and its related observances: Festa da Conceição da Praia, celebrating Yemanjá, Queen of the Ocean in Umbanda (Salvador, Bahia)

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