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 | |
| 1989 - Cold War: In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the cold warbetween NATO and the Soviet Union may be coming to an end. | |
| 1910 – Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. | |
| 1854 - Battle of the Eureka Stockade: More than 20 gold miners at Ballarat, Victoria, are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences. | |
| 915 - Pope John X crowned Berengar I of Italy as Holy Roman Emperor. |
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