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 | |
| 1984 - Maaouiya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya becomes the third president of Mauritania after a coup d'état against Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla while the latter is attending a summit. | |
| 1939 – HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men. | |
| 1937 - Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident - Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze River in China. | |
| 1936 - Xi'an Incident: The Generalissimo of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek, is kidnapped by Zhang Xueliang. |
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