Day of the year
December 8
Born on December 8? You're a Sagittarius with the Turquoise birthstone.
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December 8 Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)
Element: Fire
optimisticadventurousindependenthonestenthusiastic
Birthstone
Turquoise
Birth Flower
Narcissus
Season
Fall
Numerology 2
A number of partnership, balance, and quiet diplomacy.
December 8: This Day in History
- 1854— Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in his papal bull Ineffabilis Deus.
- 1941— The United States and United Kingdom declared war on Japan the day after the Pearl Harbor attack.
- 1980— John Lennon was shot and killed outside his apartment building, the Dakota, in New York City.
- 1987— U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- 1993— President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into law, creating a free trade zone between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Famous Birthdays on December 8
- Jim Morrison (1943) — vocalist of the doors
- Nicki Minaj (1982) — rapper
- Sinead O'Connor (1966) — irish singer-songwriter
- Diego Rivera (1886) — mexican muralist painter
- David Carradine (1936) — actor
What Happens on December 8?
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Catholic)
Did You Know? December 8 Fun Facts
- John Lennon's killer was reading J.D. Salinger's 'The Catcher in the Rye' when he was arrested — the book became grimly associated with the event.
- Jim Morrison and John Lennon, both born or killed on December 8, are linked by their status as iconic rock musicians from the 1960s.
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