April 8th (1779) was a Thursday. It's the 97th day of the year (98th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 268 days left to the end of the year.
April 8th Holidays in History
» Birkat Hachama (observed once every 28 years), last in 2009 and next in 2037 (Hebrew)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Constantina
» Saint Julie Billiart of Namur named Julie Billiart of Namur
» Saint Perpetuus known as Perpetuus
» Saint Walter of Pontoise called Walter of Pontoise
» William Augustus Muhlenberg (Episcopal Church (USA))
» April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Middle date on which Easter Sunday can fall
» DABDay Draw A Bird Day (International)
» Earliest day on which Public holidays in Liberia named Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)