December 8th (1939) was a Friday. It's the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days left to the end of the year.
Famous Birthdays on December 8 in 1939
» Red Berenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
» Jerry Butler, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Impressions)
» James Galway, Irish flute player
» Dariush Mehrjui, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter
» Soko Richardson, American drummer (Kings of Rhythm and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers) (d. 2004)
December 8th Holidays in History
» Bodhi Day (Japan)
» Foreign relations of Cuba Relations with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) known as CARICOM-Cuba Day (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba)
» Christian feast day:
» Clement of Ohrid (Julian Calendar), and its related observances:
» Saint Eucharius named Eucharius
» Feast of the Immaculate Conception (public holiday in Feast of the Immaculate Conception Cultural impact known as several countries, a Holy Day of Obligation in others), and its related observances:
» Anglican Communion known as Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, lesser commemoration, Anglican Communion
» Christmas on Campus (University of Dayton)
» Yemaja Brazil named Festa da Conceição da Praia, celebrating Yemanjá, Queen of the Ocean (Salvador, Bahia)
» Festival of Lights (Lyon)
» Richard Baxter (Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America) or US Episcopal Church)
» Romaric
» December 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Romania e.g Constitution Day (Romania)
» Constitution Day (Uzbekistan)
» Earliest day on which National Tree Planting Day Malawi e.g National Tree Planting Day can fall, while December 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Monday in December (Malawi)