May 8th (1945) was a Tuesday. It's the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 237 days left to the end of the year.
» World War II: V-E Day, combat ends in Europe. German forces agree in Reims, France, to an German Instrument of Surrender, 1945 or unconditional surrender.
» Halifax Riot or The Halifax Riot starts when thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through City of Halifax known as Halifax.
» End of the Prague uprising, celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic.
» Dissolution and German Instrument of Surrender named surrender of Nazi Germany and all its forces.
Famous Birthdays on May 8 in 1945
» Mike German, Baron German, Welsh politician, Deputy First Minister for Wales
» Keith Jarrett, American pianist and composer
May 8th Famous Deaths for 1945
» Wilhelm Rediess, German SS officer (b. 1900)
» Bernhard Rust, German politician (b. 1883)
» Josef Terboven, German politician (b. 1898)
May 8th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Agathius
» Michael (archangel) Apparitions of Saint Michael the Archangel or Apparition of Saint Michael
» Arsenius the Great (Eastern Orthodox Church)
» Desideratus
» Catherine de Saint-Augustin
» Julian of Norwich (Anglican, Lutheran)
» Peter of Tarentaise
» May 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which Public holidays in Belarus known as State Flag and State Emblem Day can fall, while May 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday of May. (Belarus)
» Earliest day on which World Fair Trade Day can fall, while May 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday of May. (International observance e.g International)
» Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War, continues to May 9 (International observance called International)