8 December

8 December was notable for a number of highly varied events on Earth and its parallels:
 * 1926 - The Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble met Agatha Christie. Agatha went missing for the next ten days. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)
 * 1980 - John Lennon was assassinated by Mark David Chapman in New York City. (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird)

Behind the scenes

 * 1933 - Actor Hugh Martin was born.
 * 1933 - Actor Jocelyn Birdsall was born.
 * 1939 - Actor Jennie Linden was born.
 * 1979 - Part three of Nightmare of Eden was first broadcast on BBC1.
 * 1980 - Musician John Lennon was assassinated.