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 | |
| 1988 - Faulty wiring in the signalling equipment leads to a London rail disaster at Clapham Junction in which three trains collide, 35 people are killed and over 100 are injured. | |
| 1941 – World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed. | |
| 1788 - Celebrated poet and philanderer Lord Byron is born on this day. | |
| 627 - A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh, in the Battle of Nineveh. |
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