Day Guide for Thursday December 8th 2022

This is our day guide for Thursday December 8th 2022 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 December 8th 2022

Christmas Jumper Day

Clothing
International

Wear a Christmas Jumper to work to raise money for Save the Children.

Day of Finnish music

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Day of Finnish music

Bodhi Day

Buddha's Enlightenment Day commemorates Siddhartha Gautama attaining enlightenment — some 2,600 years ago, becoming the Buddha.

National Brownie Day

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Brownie Day

Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day

Action
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day

National Blue Collar Day

Celebrate National Blue Collar Day and the tireless effort of workers who bolster our nation's foundation with skill and determination.

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General Information for December 8th 2022

There are 6 observances on this day.
This was 779 days ago.
Day 342 of 2022
23 days left in 2022
Week 49 of the year

Moon phase

On this Day in History

2010 - The Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passes the planet Venus at a distance of about 80,800 km.
2007 – Three unidentified gunmen storm an office of Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party in Balochistan. Three PPP supporters are killed.
1972 - United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. The crash is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737.
1963 - Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board.
1813 – Premier of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.