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Britannica On This Day December 8 2023 * John Lennon fatally shot by fan, Sammy Davis, Jr. is featured, and more *
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Britannica On This Day December 8 2023 * John Lennon fatally shot by fan, Sammy Davis, Jr. is featured, and more *
by Paul Fri 08 Dec 2023, 4:58 am
This Day in History: December 8
1980
John Lennon fatally shot by fan
On this day in 1980, British musician John Lennon—who rose to fame with the Beatles and had a successful solo career—was fatally shot by Mark David Chapman in New York City, causing a global outpouring of grief.
STEPHEN MORLEY/REX/Shutterstock.com
American actor and puppeteer Caroll Spinney—who created the characteristics and mannerisms of Big Bird, a larger-than-life puppet he played for nearly 50 years—died at age 85.Sort fact from fiction in our pop culture quiz
[size=11]Mark Lennihan/AP Images[/size]
2016
American astronaut and politician John Glenn—who was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, for which he was regarded as a national hero—died at age 95.Take our famous astronauts and cosmonauts quiz
[size=11]NASA[/size]
2010
The American aerospace venture SpaceX became the first commercial company to release a spacecraft—the Dragon capsule—into orbit and successfully return it to Earth.Test your knowledge of space exploration
[size=11]Mike Altenhofen/SpaceX (A Britannica Publishing Partner)[/size]
2004
Mia Hamm, a leading figure in U.S. women's football (soccer), retired from the sport.How much do you know about football (soccer)?
[size=11]
Jerry Coli/Dreamstime.com[/size]
1991
Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus signed an agreement to form the Commonwealth of Independent States in the wake of the demise of the Soviet Union.Take our quiz about Russian history
[size=11]Hanna Zelenko[/size]
1987
U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed a nuclear weapons reduction treaty.How much do you know about weapons and warfare?
[size=11]Courtesy Ronald Reagan Library/National Archives and Records Administration[/size]
1978
The American classic film The Deer Hunter—starring Robert De Niro and Christoper Walken, among others—had its world premiere; an emotionally shattering look at the effects of the Vietnam War on the young American men sent to fight in it, the movie later won an Oscar for best picture.Take our film buff quiz
[size=11]1978 Universal Pictures Company, Inc.; photograph from a private collection[/size]
1903
English thinker and scholar Herbert Spencer, best known for his work The Synthetic Philosophy, died in Brighton, Sussex, England.Test your knowledge of philosophy
[size=11]Edward Gooch Collection—Hulton Archive/Getty Images[/size]
1886
Mexican painter Diego Rivera, whose bold large-scale murals stimulated a revival of fresco painting in Latin America, was born.Sort fact from fiction in our artists and painters quiz
[size=11]Lucas Vallecillos/Alamy[/size]
1854
Pope Pius IX proclaimed the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, asserting that Mary, Jesus' mother, was preserved free from the effects of “original sin” from the first instant of her conception.Take our pope quiz
[size=11]Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Samuel H. Kress Collection, accession no. 1939.1.290[/size]
1542
Mary, Queen of Scots, was born, and six days later she became queen of Scotland.How much do you know about kings and queens?
[size=11]Giraudon/Art Resource, New York[/size]
Sammy Davis, Jr.
American entertainer
BornDecember 8, 1925
New York City, New York
(Birthday in 2 days)
DiedMay 16, 1990 (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California
Jim Britt/:copyright: Archive Photos
Nicki Minaj
Trinidadian-born singer, songwriter, and television personality
[/size]
Ann Coulter
American political commentator and author
[/size][/size]
Jim Morrison
American singer and songwriter
[/size][/size]
Sammy Davis, Jr
American entertainer
[/size][/size]
Jean Sibelius
Finnish composer
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Featured Event
1980
John Lennon fatally shot by fan
On this day in 1980, British musician John Lennon—who rose to fame with the Beatles and had a successful solo career—was fatally shot by Mark David Chapman in New York City, causing a global outpouring of grief.
STEPHEN MORLEY/REX/Shutterstock.com
More Events On This Day
American actor and puppeteer Caroll Spinney—who created the characteristics and mannerisms of Big Bird, a larger-than-life puppet he played for nearly 50 years—died at age 85.Sort fact from fiction in our pop culture quiz
[size=11]Mark Lennihan/AP Images[/size]
2016
American astronaut and politician John Glenn—who was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, for which he was regarded as a national hero—died at age 95.Take our famous astronauts and cosmonauts quiz
[size=11]NASA[/size]
2010
The American aerospace venture SpaceX became the first commercial company to release a spacecraft—the Dragon capsule—into orbit and successfully return it to Earth.Test your knowledge of space exploration
[size=11]Mike Altenhofen/SpaceX (A Britannica Publishing Partner)[/size]
2004
Mia Hamm, a leading figure in U.S. women's football (soccer), retired from the sport.How much do you know about football (soccer)?
[size=11]
Jerry Coli/Dreamstime.com[/size]1991
Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus signed an agreement to form the Commonwealth of Independent States in the wake of the demise of the Soviet Union.Take our quiz about Russian history
[size=11]Hanna Zelenko[/size]
1987
U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed a nuclear weapons reduction treaty.How much do you know about weapons and warfare?
[size=11]Courtesy Ronald Reagan Library/National Archives and Records Administration[/size]
1978
The American classic film The Deer Hunter—starring Robert De Niro and Christoper Walken, among others—had its world premiere; an emotionally shattering look at the effects of the Vietnam War on the young American men sent to fight in it, the movie later won an Oscar for best picture.Take our film buff quiz
[size=11]
1978 Universal Pictures Company, Inc.; photograph from a private collection[/size]1903
English thinker and scholar Herbert Spencer, best known for his work The Synthetic Philosophy, died in Brighton, Sussex, England.Test your knowledge of philosophy
[size=11]Edward Gooch Collection—Hulton Archive/Getty Images[/size]
1886
Mexican painter Diego Rivera, whose bold large-scale murals stimulated a revival of fresco painting in Latin America, was born.Sort fact from fiction in our artists and painters quiz
[size=11]Lucas Vallecillos/Alamy[/size]
1854
Pope Pius IX proclaimed the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, asserting that Mary, Jesus' mother, was preserved free from the effects of “original sin” from the first instant of her conception.Take our pope quiz
[size=11]Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Samuel H. Kress Collection, accession no. 1939.1.290[/size]
1542
Mary, Queen of Scots, was born, and six days later she became queen of Scotland.How much do you know about kings and queens?
[size=11]Giraudon/Art Resource, New York[/size]
Featured Biography
Sammy Davis, Jr.
American entertainer
BornDecember 8, 1925
New York City, New York
(Birthday in 2 days)
DiedMay 16, 1990 (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California
Jim Britt/:copyright: Archive Photos
1982
[size]Nicki Minaj
Trinidadian-born singer, songwriter, and television personality
[/size]
1961
[size][size]Ann Coulter
American political commentator and author
[/size][/size]
1943
[size][size]Jim Morrison
American singer and songwriter
[/size][/size]
1925
[size][size]Sammy Davis, Jr
American entertainer
[/size][/size]
1865
[size][size]Jean Sibelius
Finnish composer
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