Day Guide for Friday February 8th 2019

This is our day guide for Friday February 8th 2019 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Observances on February 8th 2019

National Boy Scouts Day

General
USA

11 of the 12 men to have walked on the Moon were in the Boy Scouts.

National Kite Flying Day

Action
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Kite Flying Day

Chinese New Year

International

The Chinese New Year is very similar to the Western one, swathed in traditions and rituals

Prešeren Day

Slovenia

Commemorates the death of France Prešeren (1800 - 1849), a Slovene poet who is regarded as the greatest Slovene classical author

Tet Nguyen Dan

Vietnam

Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam

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General Information for February 8th 2019

There are 2 observances on this day.
This was 868 days ago.
Day 39 of 2019
326 days left in 2019
Week 06 of the year

Moon phase

On this Day in History

1974 - After 84 days in space, the crew of the first American space station Skylab return to Earth.
1952 - Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the UK.
1932 - American composer John Williams is born. His theme for Star Wars has become a standard for school bands across the globe.
1886 - Widespread rioting and looting takes place in Pall Mall, Piccadilly, and Oxford Street after a demonstration by the unemployed in Trafalgar Square. During the following days the general unrest caused shops to be boarded up and barricades to be erec
1587 - Queen of Scotland Mary Stuart is executed in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire.