Day Guide for Wednesday December 16th 2015 What are the holidays on December 16th 2015?

This is our day guide for Wednesday December 16th 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 16th 2015

Bahrain: National Day

Accession Day of Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the first Emir of Bahrain, in 1961.

Bangladesh: Victory Day

Commemorates the surrender of the Pakistani army to the Mukti Bahini

Kazakhstan: Independence Day

Kazakhstan Independence Day marks the independence of Kazakhstan on December 16th 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Regional

Pakistan (regional): Anniversary of Attack on Army Public School

Anniversary of attack on Army Public School which killed over 140 people

South Africa: Day of Reconciliation

The Day of Reconciliation aims to to foster reconciliation between different racial groups in South Africa

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General Information for December 16th 2015
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 350 of 2015
15 days left in 2015
Week 51 of the year
On this Day in History
1950 - Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman declares a state of emergency, after Chinese troops enter the fight in support of communist North Korea.
1930 – Bank robber Herman Lamm and members of his crew are killed by a 200-strong posse, following a botched bank robbery in Clinton, Indiana.
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Nashville – Major General George Thomas's Union forces defeat Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.
1811 - The first two in a series of four severe earthquakes occur in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri.