Day Guide for Monday May 8th 2023 What are the holidays on May 8th 2023?

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?

Holidays on May 8th 2023

International: Day of Victory (bridge day)

Celebrates the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War

International: V-E Day

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

International: King Charles III's Coronation

A public holiday to mark the Coronation of King Charles III.

Bulgaria: St. George's Day (in lieu)

As St. George's Day falls on Saturday in 2023, the following Monday will be a public holiday.

Cambodia: Royal Plowing Ceremony

Marks the start of the planting season. 4th day of the 6th lunar month's waning moon.

Not a Public Holiday

Israel: Memorial Day

Israel's official remembrance day is commemorated on the day before Independence day

Kazakhstan: Defender's Day (in lieu)

May 7th honours all those who have served in the Kazakh armed forces past and present

Public sector only

USA (regional): Truman Day

Honours the legacy of Harry S. Truman, former US president

Observances on May 8th 2023

USA: National Coconut Cream Pie Day

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

USA: National Have A Coke Day

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

International: World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

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

USA: National Women’s Checkup Day

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

United Kingdom: V-E Day

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

South Korea: Parents' Day

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

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General Information for May 8th 2023
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 128 of 2023
237 days left in 2023
Week 19 of the year
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.
1926 - British Naturalist and TV presenter Sir David Attenborough is born in London.
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.