December 8

Events

 * - and  are executed for having affairs with, Queen of England and wife of.
 * - opens its reading room, the second public library of Europe.
 * - border town  is founded by Fray García de San Francisco.
 * - proclaims the dogma of, which holds that  was born free of.
 * - The over the River Avon was officially opened.
 * - founds  in,.
 * - The is founded in.
 * - (Young Conservatives) in Denmark is founded by Carl F. Herman von Rosen. Still existing today, it is the oldest youth political organisation in Denmark and believed to be one of the oldest remaining in the world.
 * - King accedes to the Swedish throne.
 * - : The army captures  that had been under Ottoman rule.
 * - : - The  under the command of Admiral   is engaged by the.
 * - The ese military police launches a violent suppression of the religious sect, beginning with a crackdown on the sect's operational bases of and  in  and the arrest of its leader.
 * - The defeat the  73-0, in the . This is the most lopsided game in  history.
 * 1941  - : The Japanese invade the  of,  and the.
 * - : - After the   the  pass a  against Japan.
 * 1941  - : Pacific War - the  officially declares war against.
 * 1941  - : Pacific War - The  in China issues a proclamation which declared war against  and  on behalf of Korean people, who were under Japanese occupation since.
 * 1941  - : First Japanese attack on.
 * 1941  - : s are first used as a means of execution, at the  near  in.
 * - : in, ,  organise the last deportation of   to death camp in , when 1,400  were sent there. The chief of the , -Sturmbannführer , bore overall responsibility for the mass  of the  of  and  county.
 * - : The capital of the is moved from  to,.
 * - gives the  speech.
 * - The Greek  sinks in a storm in the, killing over 200.
 * - An  crashes in  during a storm, killing 93 people.
 * - crashes near, killing 45 people.
 * - A results in the abolition of monarchy in.
 * - shoots John Lennon in front of  apartment building with five bullets, murdering him.
 * - Activist threatens to blow up the, before being killed by.
 * 1982 - In several opponents of the military government are.
 * - The is signed.
 * 1987  - The : Frank Vitkovic shoots and kills 8 people at the offices of  in  before being killed himself.
 * 1987  -
 * - The leaders of, and  sign an agreement dissolving the  and establishing the.
 * 1991  - The  is adopted in a referendum.
 * - The (NAFTA) is signed into law by US President.
 * - : 81 people are killed by armed groups in.
 * - The Caribbean Community Heads of Government meet with the Government of Cuba and declare the date to be "- Day" - To celebrate diplomatic ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba.
 * - The is signed in, , establishing the.
 * -, Croatian army general accused of war crimes, is captured in the , by the Spanish police.

Births

 * -, Roman poet (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. )
 * - Queen (d. )
 * -, English diplomat (d. )
 * -, queen of Poland (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Dutch-born British physiologist and botanist (d. )
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, Danish astronomer (d. )
 * -, German painter and graphic artist (d. )
 * -, Prussian-born American financier (d. )
 * -, Danish nobleman and politician (d. )
 * -, Norwegian author and laureate (d. )
 * -, American author and folklorist (d. )
 * -, American automobile pioneer (d. )
 * 1861  -, French sculptor (d. )
 * 1861  -, French filmmaker (d. )
 * -, French playwright (d. )
 * -, French graphic artist and sculptor (d. )
 * -, Finnish composer (d. )
 * 1865  -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, Austrian physician (d. )
 * -, Mexican painter (d. )
 * -, Czech composer (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * 1894  -, American cartoonist  (d. )
 * -, Chinese general (d. )
 * -, Quebec playwright, actor, director and producer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1911  -, Greek poet and lyricist (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, American screenwriter (d. )
 * -, American film director (d. )
 * -, French baritone (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American folk singer
 * -, Chinese-born American chemist
 * -, American actor and singer (d. )
 * 1925  -, American jazz musician (d. )
 * -, Soviet Union-born cosmonaut
 * -, Austrian-born Swiss actor, film director, and author
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * -, Indian actor
 * 1935  -, Israeli chess player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1937  -, Norwegian mountain climber and businessman (d. )
 * -, player
 * 1939  -, American soul singer
 * 1939  - Sir, Northern Irish flute player
 * 1939  -, American rhythm and blues drummer. (d. )
 * -, baseball player
 * -, baseball player
 * 1941  -, American football player
 * 1941  -, US Navy fighter pilot and Congressman
 * 1941  - Sir, ex-English footballer
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1943  -, American actress
 * -, Irish novelist and journalist
 * -, American actor, composer, director
 * -, American musician
 * 1947  -, Finnish writer
 * 1947  -, American chemist and  laureate
 * -, American writer
 * 1949  -, English musician
 * 1949  -, Proposed the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
 * -, American film makeup artist
 * 1950  -, American baseball player
 * 1950  -, American musician  (d. )
 * -, Norwegian singer-songwriter
 * 1951  -, American author
 * -, Singapore Health Minister
 * -, American actress
 * 1953  -, American comedian (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * -, British guitarist
 * -, Thai pop singer / musician
 * -, American author, political commentator, and attorney
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * -, British record producer
 * 1964  -, American actress
 * 1964  -, Australian country singer
 * -, Hong Kong actress
 * -, Irish musician
 * -, American football player
 * 1967  -, Japanese  (voice actress)
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1968  -, American professional wrestling commentator
 * -, American television & film director
 * -, Angolan footballer
 * 1972  -, American MMA-Fighter and younger brother of MMA-Fighter
 * -, American singer
 * 1973  -, Canadian actor
 * -, American football player
 * 1974  -, American guitarist
 * -, American NASCAR driver
 * -, German-born British actor
 * 1976  -, Irish singer and songwriter
 * 1976  -, American baseball player
 * -, American NASCAR driver
 * 1977  -, Mexican supermodel
 * 1977  -, French international rugby player
 * -, Welsh footballer
 * 1978  -, Ethiopian footballer
 * 1978 -, American actor
 * 1978  -, American baseball player
 * -, Swedish politician
 * 1979  -, Australian rugby league footballer
 * 1979  -, Swedish footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1981  -, American football player
 * -, American athlete
 * -, Swiss racing driver
 * 1983  -, Chinese snooker player
 * -, English footballer
 * 1984  -, Dutch kickboxer
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, British boxer
 * -, American actress and singer

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, Flemish astronomer (b. )
 * -, Croatian poet (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, French Jesuit missionary (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, English clergyman (b. )
 * -, French orientalist (b. )
 * -, French dramatist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, mistress of King (b. )
 * -, French orientalist (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, British statesman and diplomat
 * -, French Jesuit missionary (b. )
 * -, English physician (b. )
 * -, Swiss writer (b. )
 * -, British author (b. )
 * -, British inventor of Boolean algebra (b. )
 * -, member of the (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German naval officer (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, German-language Swiss writer (b. )
 * -, British second officer on the Titanic (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * - Field Marshal, (b. )
 * -, New Zealand bassist (b. )
 * -, Russian-born (b. )
 * -, English musician and peace activist (b. )
 * -, Surinamese journalist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1984  -,  (b. )
 * -, American jazz trumpet player (b. )
 * -, American magazine editor (b. )
 * -, Brazilian composer and arranger (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Hungarian writer (b. )
 * -, American advertising executive (b. )
 * -, Cuban pianist (b. )
 * - (Darrell Abbott), American guitarist (b. )
 * -, Russian actor and author (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * 2006  -, Dominican baseball player (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - The solemnity of the of the Virgin Mary ( in, ); , first bishop of
 * - Conception of the Theotokos (Mother of God) by Anna - Major Feast Day
 * - The of
 * - Day of the Student (Студентски празник)
 * - In, the season starts.
 * - Public Holiday.
 * - Public Holiday.
 * Afflux
 * - Mother's Day
 * - - Day of the National Army
 * - - Day of the national Patron Saint
 * - Day - To celebrate diplomatic ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba.
 * - (Festival of Lights) held in  to honor the Virgin Mary.
 * - (Festival of Lights) held in  to honor the Virgin Mary.