Day Guide for Thursday September 8th 2022

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

International Literacy Day

Education
International

773 million adults and young people lack basic literacy skills.

National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day

Feast of Our Lady of Victories

International

Marks the Feast Day of the nativity (birth) of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus

Thiruvonam

India

Thiruvonam is the second public holiday and principal day of Onam, a major Hindu harvest festival in Kerala.

Macedonia FYRO Independence Day

North Macedonia

The Republic of Macedonia gained its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, where it was a federal state

Jeûne genevois

Switzerland

Geneva only. A thanksgiving holiday that was originally a medieval fasting day

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General Information for September 8th 2022

There are 2 observances on this day.
65 days to go.
Day 251 of 2022
114 days left in 2022
Week 36 of the year

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On this Day in History

1944 - World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time.
1888 - In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
1888 - In England the first six Football League matches are played.
1888 - In Spain, the first travel of Isaac Peral's submarine, was the first practical submarine ever made.
1655 - Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge, making it the first time the city is captured by a foreign army.