Day Guide for Wednesday April 8th 2020 What are the holidays on April 8th 2020?

This is our day guide for Wednesday April 8th 2020 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?

Holidays on April 8th 2020

International: Public Holiday

Information about the attempts to tackle the Coronavirus Outbreak by declaring public holidays.

Public sector only

Costa Rica: Holy Week

Public sector workers have been given all of Holy week as a holiday to encourage domestic tourism

Public sector only

Honduras: Holy Week Holiday

Public sector workers have been given all of Holy week as a holiday to encourage domestic tourism

Regional

India (regional): Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji

Sri Guru Nabha Das was a 16th century saint, theologian and the writer of the Holy Scripture, The Bhagat Maal.

Kiribati: National Health Day

A day to encourage citizens to have an active and healthy lifestyle

Public sector only

Uruguay: Bank Holiday

Tourism week is the name for the five days of Easter week holidays in Uruguay

Public sector only

Venezuela: Holy Week

Public sector holiday in the run up to Easter

Observances on April 8th 2020

USA: National All is Ours Day

This a day to recognize the beauty of nature and appreciate what we have.

USA: National Empanada Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Empanada Day

USA: National Zoo Lovers Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Zoo Lovers Day

USA: National Library Outreach Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Bookmobile Day

International: International Romani Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Romani Day.

International: Passover

Passover (Pesach), is an eight day Jewish holiday that remembers the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt

April 7th 2020 | Go to Today | April 9th 2020

Choose a Day
General Information for April 8th 2020
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 99 of 2020
267 days left in 2020
Week 15 of the year
On this Day in History
1994 - Kurt Cobain, now-legendary frontman of melodic grunge outfit Nirvana, commits suicide.
1953 - Twelve passengers die and many are injured when a London Underground Central line train, heading eastbound to Epping, ploughs into a stationary train waiting in the tunnel between Stratford and Leyton.
1820 - The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Melos.
1818 - August Wilhelm von Hofmann, the German chemist whose work led to the establishment of the coal tar and dye-stuff industries, is born.