This is our day guide for Monday December 12th 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 December 12th 2016
International: Mawlid
Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
Egypt: Al-Mouled Al-Nabawy
Celebrated on the 12th day of the third month of the Islamic calendar, Rabi’i Al-Awal
Kenya: Jamhuri Day
Marks the date of Kenya's establishment as a republic on December 12th 1964
Mexico: Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe
The Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe marks an appearance of the Virgin Mary to a young indigenous man on December 12th 1531.
Thailand: Constitution Day (observed) (in lieu)
Commemorates the announcment of the first permanent constitution in 1932Go to Today | December 13th 2016
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| General Information for December 12th 2016 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 347 of 2016 | |
| 19 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 50 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1958 - Guinea joins the United Nations. | |
| 1942 – World War II: German troops begin Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad. | |
| 1939 - Winter War: Battle of Tolvajärvi - Finnish forces defeat those of the Soviet Union in their first major victory of the conflict. | |
| 1901 - Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland. |
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