This is our day guide for Thursday December 3rd 2015 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 December 3rd 2015
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Spain (regional): Feast of St. Francis Xavier
Francis was a Roman Catholic missionary born in Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre, and a co-founder of the Society of JesusPublic sector only
United Arab Emirates: National Day Holiday
Commemorates formal nationalisation from the British Protectorate Treaties on 2 December 1971Go to Today | December 4th 2015
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| General Information for December 3rd 2015 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 337 of 2015 | |
| 28 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1984 - Bhopal Disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000–600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom would later die from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history. | |
| 1979 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran. | |
| 1927 - Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released. | |
| 1910 – Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. |
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