April 8, 2026
ephemeris of the day
Name day
Today's name days are:
Julie, Giulia and HermesAstrological sign: Aries (March 21 - April 20)
Holidays and observances on April 8:
See also: April 7 - April 9 - All days of 2026
March 27 to May 31: Foire du Trône, Paris (France)
April 1-9: Passover: Jewish festival of Freedom, commemorating the exodus from Egypt of Passover
April 3-12: New York International Auto Show (NYIAS)
April 7-9: Paris Blockchain Week, Paris (France)
April 7-13: Masters Golf Tournament, Augusta National, Georgia (USA)
April 8, 1904: Signing of the Entente Cordiale between France and the United Kingdom. This is not an alliance but a simple agreement intended to smooth over colonial disputes between the two hereditary enemies.
April 8, 1962: Approval by the French of the Evian Accords, signed the previous March 18, which would end the Algerian War.
April 8, 2005: Pope John Paul II is buried in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.