In context
- When
- Friday, December 8 199531 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Thatcher Demko
Who they were
Thatcher Demko, American ice hockey player
Why this date
Thatcher Demko appears on our December 8 calendar for 1995 as a birth entry.
December 8 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1995Thatcher Demko
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- 2010IKAROS
- 2010Solar sail
- 20132013 Little India riot
- 2013Little India, Singapore
- 2013Metallica
- 2019COVID-19
- 2024Syrian civil war
- 2024Fall of Damascus (2024)
- 2025Singapore
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- March 14Norman ThagardNorman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle.
- September 12Hurricane IsmaelHurricane Ismael formed off the southwest coast of Mexico; it went on to kill over a hundred people in the country.
- September 15Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133 crashes at Tawau Airport in Malaysia, killing 34.
- October 20Space Shuttle ColumbiaSpace Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-73.
- July 13Space Shuttle DiscoverySpace Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-70 to deploy the TDRS-7 satellite.
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“Thatcher Demko”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/thatcher-demko-1995-december-8, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about this entry
When did Thatcher Demko happen?
December 8 1995 — 31 years ago, on a Friday.
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