This is our day guide for Thursday May 8th 2025 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 2025
International: Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation
This holiday began in 2015 to honour those who lost their lives in conflicts including WW2
Kyrgyzstan: Non-working Public Holiday
The first post-Soviet Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic was adopted on May 5th 1993
Russia: Victory Day (bridge day)
Celebrates the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World WarPublic sector only
USA (regional): Truman Day
Honours the legacy of Harry S. Truman, former US presidentObservances on May 8th 2025
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.
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 KoreaMay 7th 2025 | Go to Today | May 9th 2025
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| General Information for May 8th 2025 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 128 of 2025 | |
| 237 days left in 2025 | |
| 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. | |
| 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. |
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