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Birthdays

Birthdays of People

Scott McTominay, Scottish footballer was born on December 08, 1996.

Scott Francis McTominay is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League cl...

Conseslus Kipruto, Kenyan runner was born on December 08, 1994.

Conseslus Kipruto is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase...

Raheem Sterling, English footballer was born on December 08, 1994.

Raheem Shaquille Sterling is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking ...

Janari Jõesaar, Estonian basketball player was born on December 08, 1993.

Janari Jõesaar is an Estonian professional basketball player for Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Ba...

Jordan Obita, English footballer was born on December 08, 1993.

Jordan John Obita is an English professional footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers.

AnnaSophia Robb, American actress was born on December 08, 1993.

AnnaSophia Robb is an American actress, model, and singer. She began as a child actress on televisio...

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Deaths

Deaths of People

Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer (b. 1953) died o...

Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare was a Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer, best known as half...

René Auberjonois, American actor (b. 1940) died on December 08, 2019.

René Murat Auberjonois was an American actor and director. He was best known for portraying Odo on ...

Juice Wrld, American rapper, singer and songwriter (b. 1998) died on December 08...

Jarad Anthony Higgins, known professionally as Juice Wrld, was an American rapper, singer, and songw...

Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer and actor (b. 1933) died on December 08, 2019...

Caroll Edwin Spinney was an American puppeteer, cartoonist, author, artist and speaker, most famous ...

David Weatherall, English physician, geneticist, and academic (b. 1933) died on ...

Sir David John Weatherall, was a British physician and researcher in molecular genetics, haematology...

John Glenn, American astronaut and senator, first American to go into orbit (b. ...

John Herschel Glenn Jr. was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and ...

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Events

Events occurred in history

First confirmed case of COVID-19 in China.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute resp...

Riots break out in Singapore after a fatal accident in Little India.

The 2013 Little India riot took place on 8 December 2013 after a fatal accident occurred at SST 21:2...

Metallica performs a show in Antarctica, making them the first band to perform o...

Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/gu...

With the second launch of the Falcon 9 and the first launch of the Dragon, Space...

SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 was the first orbital spaceflight of the Dragon cargo spacecraft, and the ...

The Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passes the planet Venus at a distance ...

Solar sails are a method of spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight on la...

Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kill 127 people and injure 448 others.

The December 2009 Baghdad bombings were attacks in Baghdad, Iraq, which resulted in the deaths of at...

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Special Days

Special Days

Battle Day (Falkland Islands)

The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a First World War naval action between the British Royal Navy...

Bodhi Day (Japan)

Bodhi Day is the Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that Gautama Buddha (Shakyamuni) is said...

CARICOM–Cuba Day (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba)

Cuba's foreign policy has been fluid throughout history depending on world events and other variable...

Christian feast day:Budoc (Beuzec) of Dol

Saint Budoc of Dol was a Bishop of Dol, venerated after his death as a saint in both Brittany and De...

Christian feast day:Clement of Ohrid (Julian Calendar), and its related observan...

The official public holidays in Bulgaria are listed in the table below.

Christian feast day:Eucharius

Saint Eucharius is venerated as the first bishop of Trier. He lived in the second half of the 3rd ce...

Special Days

Special Days
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