Day Guide For Monday May 8th 2023 - There Is A Day For That!

Day Guide for Monday May 8th 2023

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This is our day guide for Monday May 8th 2023 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Observances on May 8th 2023

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

• Charity
• International

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. Read More

World Donkey Day 🫏

• Animals
• International

Celebrate World Donkey Day on May 8th, honoring donkeys' vital roles in agriculture and therapy. Join global efforts to protect these unsung heroes. Read More

Parents' Day

• Family
• South Korea

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Parents' Day in South Korea Read More

National Coconut Cream Pie Day

• Food
• USA

Celebrate National Coconut Cream Pie Day by using this recipe to make a coconut cream pie. Read More

National Have A Coke Day

• General
• USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Have A Coke Day Read More

National Women’s Checkup Day

• Health
• USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Women’s Checkup Day Read More

V-E Day

• History
• United Kingdom

Victory in Europe Day marks May 8th 1945 when the Allies formally accepted an unconditional surrender by the armed forces of Germany Read More

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General Information for May 8th 2023

• There are 7 observances on this day.
• This was 1007 days ago.
• Day 128 of 2023
• 237 days left in 2023
• Week 19 of the year

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On this Day in History

• 1972 - Darren Hayes, founding member of the band Savage Garden is born on this day.
• 1932 - Boxer Charles Sonny Liston is born.
• 1919 - A letter by Edward George Honey is published in the London Evening News proposing a period of silence in remembrance of those who died. The result is Remembrance Sunday, every 11 November from then on.
• 1886 - Dr John Pemberton's secret elixir - aka Coca Cola - goes on sale. A century later, this simple drink is the cause of one of the hardest-fought battles in commercial history - the cola wars.
• 1428 - Joan of Arc's military reputation is established with the raising of the Siege of Orléans.