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What Happened On 8th December 1941 In History

December 8th (1941) was a Monday. It's the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days left to the end of the year.

Historical Events for 8th December, 1941

  • » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "Infamy Speech known as a date which will live in infamy", after which United States declaration of war upon Japan named the U.S. declares war on Japan.
  • » World War II: Japanese forces simultaneously invade Japanese invasion of Malaya Malaya, Japanese invasion of Thailand Thailand, Battle of Hong Kong Hong Kong, Philippines Campaign (1941–42) the Philippines, and Dutch East Indies campaign the Dutch East In

Famous Birthdays on December 8 in 1941

  • » Ed Brinkman, American baseball player and coach (d. 2008)
  • » Bob Brown (offensive lineman) e.g Bob Brown, American football player
  • » Duke Cunningham, American commander and politician
  • » Bobby Elliott, English drummer (The Hollies)
  • » Geoff Hurst, English footballer and manager

December 8th Holidays in History

  • » Bodhi Day (Japan)
  • » Foreign relations of Cuba Relations with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) known as CARICOM-Cuba Day (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba)
  • » Christian feast day:
  • » Clement of Ohrid (Julian Calendar), and its related observances:
  • » Saint Eucharius named Eucharius
  • » Feast of the Immaculate Conception (public holiday in Feast of the Immaculate Conception Cultural impact known as several countries, a Holy Day of Obligation in others), and its related observances:
  • » Anglican Communion known as Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, lesser commemoration, Anglican Communion
  • » Christmas on Campus (University of Dayton)
  • » Yemaja Brazil named Festa da Conceição da Praia, celebrating Yemanjá, Queen of the Ocean (Salvador, Bahia)
  • » Festival of Lights (Lyon)
  • » Richard Baxter (Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America) or US Episcopal Church)
  • » Romaric
  • » December 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Public holidays in Romania e.g Constitution Day (Romania)
  • » Constitution Day (Uzbekistan)
  • » Earliest day on which National Tree Planting Day Malawi e.g National Tree Planting Day can fall, while December 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Monday in December (Malawi)

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