Day Guide for Monday December 12th 2016 What are the holidays on December 12th 2016?

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 1932

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General Information for December 12th 2016
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
1979 - Coup d'état of December Twelfth: South Korean Army Major General Chun Doo-hwan orders the arrest of Army Chief of Staff General Jeong Seung-hwa without authorization from President Choi Kyu-ha, alleging involvement in the assassination of ex-President Park Chung Hee.
1946 – A fire at a New York City ice plant spreads to a nearby tenement, killing 37 people.
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.
1918 – The Flag of Estonia is raised atop the Pikk Hermann for the first time.