Born on December 8
December 8 birthdays & history
If you were born on December 8, you share a birthday with Jim Morrison, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Nicki Minaj. December 8 babies are Sagittarius, with turquoise as their birthstone and the narcissus as their birth flower. December 8 is the 343rd day of the year in leap years (342nd in other years).
Famous people born on December 8
- 1943Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter and poet
- 1832Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian-French author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1982Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-American rapper and actress
- 1542Mary, Queen of Scots, daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise
- 1865Jean Sibelius, Finnish violinist and composer
- 1953Kim Basinger, American actress
- 1966Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter
- 1886Diego Rivera, Mexican painter and educator
- 1861Georges Méliès, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1930Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
What happened on December 8
- 1504Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah wrote his Oran fatwa, arguing for the relaxation of Islamic law for forcibly converted Muslims in Spain.
- 1660Margaret Hughes appeared professionally on the English stage; she is thought to have been the first woman to do so.
- 1854Pope Pius IX promulgated the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, proclaiming the dogmatic definition of the Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was conceived free of original sin.
- 1864Pope Pius IX promulgates the encyclical Quanta cura and its appendix, the Syllabus of Errors, outlining the authority of the Catholic Church and condemning various liberal ideas.
- 1880At an assembly of 10,000 Boers, Paul Kruger announced the fulfilment of the decision to restore the government and volksraad of the South African Republic.
- 1907King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
- 1955The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.
- 1974A plebiscite results in the abolition of monarchy in Greece.
- 1985The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia, is established.
- 1991Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian leaders signed the Belovezh Accords, agreeing to dissolve the Soviet Union and establish the Commonwealth of Independent States.
- 1998The Australian Cricket Board's cover-up of Shane Warne and Mark Waugh's involvement with bookmakers was revealed.
- 2013Metallica played a concert in Antarctica, becoming the first band to perform on all seven continents.
Also observed on December 8
- Bodhi Day (Japan)
- CARICOM–Cuba Day (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba)
- Constitution Day (Romania)
- Constitution Day (Uzbekistan)
- Liberation Day (Syria)
- Day of Finnish Music (Finland)
Questions, answered
What star sign is December 8?
People born on December 8 are Sagittarius. Their birthstone is turquoise and their birth flower is the narcissus.
Which famous people were born on December 8?
Jim Morrison (1943), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Nicki Minaj (1982), Mary (1542), Jean Sibelius (1865), Kim Basinger (1953) were all born on December 8.
What happened on December 8 in history?
Among other things: in 1991, Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian leaders signed the Belovezh Accords, agreeing to dissolve the Soviet Union and establish the Commonwealth of Independent States; in 1998, The Australian Cricket Board's cover-up of Shane Warne and Mark Waugh's involvement with bookmakers was revealed; in 2013, Metallica played a concert in Antarctica, becoming the first band to perform on all seven continents.
Can I get a newspaper front page from December 8?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any December 8 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “December 8”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.