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Bodhi Day December 8 | ||
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Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day December 8 | ||
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National Crossword Solvers Day December 8 | ||
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National Brownie Day December 8 | ||
Also on December 8
🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: Immaculate Conception (AT,CH,CL,CO,ES,IT,PE,PT) · Immaculate Conception Day (AR,VE) · Inmaculada Concepción (ES,PE) · La Inmaculada Concepción (CL,CO) · Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (PH) · Imaculada Conceição (PT) · Immacolata Concezione (IT) · Inmaculada Concepción de María (AR) · Mariä Empfängnis (AT)
✡️ Religious Observances
- Jewish: Chanukah: 5 Candles חנוכה: ה׳ נרות holiday
- Buddhist: Bodhi Day major
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 2016 — Syrian army starts final phase of the attack and progress has been made in the district of, "Sheikh Said" and preparing to storm the... ↗
- 2013 — Riots break out in Singapore after a fatal accident in Little India. ↗
- 2010 — With the second launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 and the first launch of the SpaceX Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to... ↗
- 2010 — The Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passes the planet Venus at a distance of about 80,800 km. ↗
- 2009 — Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kill 127 people and injure 448 others. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1995 — Jordon Ibe, English footballer
- 1994 — Conseslus Kipruto, Kenyan runner
- 1993 — Janari Jõesaar, Estonian basketball player
- 1993 — Jordan Obita, English footballer
- 1993 — AnnaSophia Robb, American actress