Events of the day 8 December

Events of the day 7 December

Events of the day 9 December

Celebrations 8 December

1953:

Was born Kim Basinger.

1832:

Was born Bjornstjerne Bjornson.

1966:

Was born Sinead O'Connor.

1928:

Was born George Toma Maiorescu.

1876:

Was born Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu.

1884:

Was born James Thurber.

1886:

Was born Diego Rivera.

1889:

Was born Hervey Allen.

1943:

Was born Jim Morrison.

1972:

Was born Nicolae Fechete.

1953:

Was born Mihai Dinu Gheorghiu.

1954:

Was born Sergiu Somesan.

1958:

Was born Radu Voinescu.

1829:

Was born Henry Timrod.

1936:

Was born Zhang Xianliang.

Commemorations 8 December

1996:

Has died Marin Sorescu.

1980:

Has died John Lennon.

1709:

Has died Thomas Corneille.

1986:

Has died Sydney Harris.

1830:

Has died Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque.

1903:

Has died Herbert Spencer.

1978:

Has died Golda Meir.

0201:

Has died Frank Tyger.