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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 8 DéCEMBRE

117th Jäger Division

Année: 1943

World War II: The German 117th Jäger Division destroys the monastery of Mega Spilaio in Greece and executes 22 monks and visitors as part of reprisals that culminated a few days later with the Massacre of Kalavryta.

World War II

Année: 1941

World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after which the U.S. declares war on Japan.

Shanghai International Settlement

Année: 1941

World War II: Japanese forces simultaneously invade Shanghai International Settlement, Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies. (See December 7 for the concurrent attack on Pearl Harbor in the Western Hemisphere.)

Irish Free State

Année: 1922

Two days after coming into existence, the Irish Free State executes four leaders of the Irish Republican Army: Liam Mellows, Rory O'Connor, Joe McKelvey and Dick Barrett.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Année: 1953

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.

Flag of Europe

Année: 1955

The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.

Fall of Damascus (2024)

Année: 2024

Damascus falls to rebels after Syrian troops withdraw and president Bashar al-Assad leaves the country as his government collapses. Israel as a result invaded into the buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

SS Heraklion

Année: 1966

The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.

Pan Am Flight 214

Année: 1963

Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board.

World War I

Année: 1914

World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

NAISSANCES DU 8 DéCEMBRE

Jerry Butler

Année de naissance: 1939

Jerry Butler, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2025)

Red Berenson

Année de naissance: 1939

Red Berenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

James Galway

Année de naissance: 1939

James Galway, Irish flute player

Dariush Mehrjui

Année de naissance: 1939

Dariush Mehrjui, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)

James MacArthur

Année de naissance: 1937

James MacArthur, American actor (died 2010)

Soko Richardson

Année de naissance: 1939

Soko Richardson, American drummer (died 2004)

Brant Alyea

Année de naissance: 1940

Brant Alyea, American baseball player (died 2024)

Geoff Hurst

Année de naissance: 1941

Geoff Hurst, English footballer and manager

Mary Woronov

Année de naissance: 1943

Mary Woronov, American actress, director, and screenwriter

Bodo Tümmler

Année de naissance: 1943

Bodo Tümmler, German runner

DéCèS DU 8 DéCEMBRE

José Vicente Concha

Année de décès: 1929

José Vicente Concha, Colombian politician and 8th President of Colombia (born 1867)

Joe McKelvey

Année de décès: 1922

Joe McKelvey and three other prominent Irish Republican Army officers are executed during the Irish Civil War

Gertrude Jekyll

Année de décès: 1932

Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist and writer (born 1843)

Hans Molisch

Année de décès: 1937

Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (born 1856)

Friedrich Glauser

Année de décès: 1938

Friedrich Glauser, Swiss author (born 1896)

J. Alden Weir

Année de décès: 1919

J. Alden Weir, American painter (born 1852)

Josip Stadler

Année de décès: 1918

Josip Stadler, Bosnian Catholic archbishop (born 1843)

Camille Jenatzy

Année de décès: 1913

Camille Jenatzy, Belgian race car driver (born 1868)

Oscar II

Année de décès: 1907

King Oscar II of Sweden (born 1829)

Maximilian von Spee

Année de décès: 1914

Maximilian von Spee, Danish-German admiral (born 1861)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 8 DéCEMBRE

December 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: December 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Romaric

Christian feast day: Romaric

Richard Baxter

Christian feast day: Richard Baxter (US Episcopal Church)

Pope Eutychian

Christian feast day: Pope Eutychian

Public holidays in Romania

Constitution Day (Romania)

Liberation Day (Syria)

Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Day

Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Day (Ethiopia)

Arbor Day

Earliest day on which National Tree Planting Day can fall, while December 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Monday in December. (Malawi)

Jean Sibelius

Day of Finnish Music (Finland)

Battle of the Falkland Islands

Battle Day (Falkland Islands)

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