February 8 Holidays (2022/2023), Historical Events, Famous Birthdays

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Holidays Calendar February 8 holidays in 2027

Date	Name	Location / Topic
Monday, Feb 8	Prešeren Day	Slovenia
Monday, Feb 8	Laugh and Get Rich Day	Fun & Joy
Monday, Feb 8	National Boy Scouts Day	Hobby & Creativity
Monday, Feb 8	National Kite Flying Day	Activity & Action, Fun & Joy
Monday, Feb 8	National Clean Out Your Computer Day	Products & Technology , Activity & Action
Monday, Feb 8	Ramadan Begins	Multiple Countries
Monday, Feb 8	Carnival Monday	Multiple Countries
Monday, Feb 8	Independence Day observed	Grenada
Monday, Feb 8	Carnival	Multiple Countries
Monday, Feb 8	Royal Hobart Regatta	Australia (Tasmania*)
Monday, Feb 8	Waitangi Day observed	New Zealand
Monday, Feb 8	Spring Festival Golden Week holiday	China
Monday, Feb 8	Chinese (Lunar) New Year holiday	Multiple Countries
Monday, Feb 8	Tet holiday	Vietnam
Monday, Feb 8	Shrove Monday	Germany
Monday, Feb 8	National Kraut And Frankfurter Week	Food & Drinks
Monday, Feb 8	Freelance Writers Appreciation Week	Work & Occupation
Monday, Feb 8	National Secondhand Wardrobe Week	Lifestyle
Monday, Feb 8	National Condom Week	Health & Body
Monday, Feb 8	Great American Pizza Bake	Food & Drinks
Monday, Feb 8	Children Of Alcoholics Week	Health & Body, Relationships & Family
Monday, Feb 8	National Jell-O Week	Food & Drinks
Monday, Feb 8	Opera Day	Art & Entertainment
Monday, Feb 8	National Molasses Bar Day	Food & Drinks

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Historical Events on February 8

1837: Richard Johnson is chosen as the Vice President of the U.S by the United States Senate – become the first vice president to be chosen in this manner.
1865: The state of Delaware refuses to ratify the 13th However, the requisite number of states required to ratify the 13th Amendment was reached on December 6, 1865.
1879: Universal Standard Time is first proposed by Sandford Fleming at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
1910: William D. Boyce incorporates the Boy Scouts of America.
1915: The Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith premiers in L.A.
1922: The first radio set is brought into the White House by U.S. President Warren G. Harding.
1924: Nevada performs the first gas chamber execution in the United States on this day.
1942: Singapore is invaded by Imperial Japanese forces during WWII.
1942: To avoid the capture of Banjarmasin, South Borneo by Japanese forces, the Dutch Colonial Army General Destruction Unit burns the city to the ground.
1971: In an attempt to stop infiltration by the communist and to cut off the Ho Chi Minh Trail, South Vietnamese forces launch an attack into Laos.
1974: The crew of Skylab 4 returns to Earth after 84-days in space.
1996: The Communications Decency Act was passed by the United States Congress.