What Day Of The Week Was May 8?

May 8: Day of the Week

May 8, 2026 is the 128th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 237 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.

Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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May 8 by the Numbers

• 81 days since May 8
• 0 year, 2 months, and 20 days ago
• 2 months since then
• May 8 is in the 19th week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
• 11 weeks ago
• The year 2026 is not a leap year

May 8 Historical Event(s)

589Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo. 1794Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror by revolutionists, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector with the Ferme Générale, is tried, convicted, and guillotined all on the same day in Paris. 1899The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin opens. 1919Edward George Honey first proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate The Armistice of World War I, which later results in the creation of Remembrance Day. In the United States it was called Armistice Day and is now Veterans Day. 1945Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre. 1946Estonian school girls Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial which stood in front of the Bronze Soldier in Tallinn. 1972Vietnam War – U.S. President Richard M. Nixon announces his order to place mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation. 1984Corporal Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three and wounding 13. René Jalbert, sergeant-at-arms of the assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour. 1984The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. 1997A China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people.

Who were born on May 8?

1850Ross Barnes, baseball player (d. 1915) 1853Dan Brouthers, baseball player (d. 1932) 1930Heather Harper, Irish singer 1943Paul Samwell-Smith, British bassist (The Yardbirds) 1953Billy Burnette, American singer and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac) 1961David Winning, Canadian film director 1963Anthony Field, Australian musician and actor 1975Jussi Markkanen, Finnish ice hockey player 1977Joe Bonamassa, American blues rock guitarist and singer 1990Kemba Walker, American basketball player

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