This is our day guide for Wednesday March 9th 2016 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 March 9th 2016
Regional
India (regional): Solar Eclipse
Odisha. A partial solar eclipse will be visible
Indonesia: Hari Raya Nyepi
Hari Raya Nyepi is the Balinese Hindu New Year. It is celebrated on the first new moon in March| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for March 9th 2016 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 69 of 2016 | |
| 297 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 10 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2006 - Liquid water is discovered on Saturn's sixth-largest moon, Enceladus. | |
| 1974 - Japanese WWII soldier 2nd Lieutenant Hiroo Ononda finally surrenders after 29 years of a lonely guerilla campaign against the American army. | |
| 1965 - As part of the ongoing conflict in Vietnam, President LB Johnson authorises the use of Napalm, a petroleum-based substance mixed with a thickening agent into a gel that would burn continuously and sticks to anything it touches. | |
| 1777 - American Revolutionary War: during the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time. |
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