August 8th (1973) was a Wednesday. It's the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 145 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 8th August, 1973
» Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is Kidnapping of Kim Dae-jung known as kidnapped.
Famous Birthdays on August 8 in 1973
» Shane Lee, Australian cricketer and guitarist (Six & Out)
» Senta Moses, American actress
» Gert Olesk, Estonian footballer and manager
» Scott Stapp, American singer-songwriter and producer (Creed (band) known as Creed)
August 8th Famous Deaths for 1973
» Dean Corll, American serial killer (b. 1939)
» Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian and author (b. 1898)
August 8th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
» Cyriacus
» Saint Dominic or Dominic de Guzman, founder of the Dominican Order.
» Pope Hormisdas e.g Hormisdas
» Scribonius Largus called Largus
» Mary MacKillop
» Smaragdus (and companions)
» August 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which Melon Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in August. (Turkmenistan)
» List of holidays by country Tanzania known as Farmer’s Day or 'Nane Nane', Swahili for "8-8". (Tanzania)