This is our day guide for Friday December 16th 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 16th 2016
Bahrain: National Day
Accession Day of Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the first Emir of Bahrain, in 1961.
Bangladesh: Victory Day
Commemorates the surrender of the Pakistani army to the Mukti Bahini
Kazakhstan: Independence Day
Kazakhstan Independence Day marks the independence of Kazakhstan on December 16th 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union.Regional
Pakistan (regional): Anniversary of Attack on Army Public School
Anniversary of attack on Army Public School which killed over 140 people
South Africa: Day of Reconciliation
The Day of Reconciliation aims to to foster reconciliation between different racial groups in South AfricaGo to Today | December 17th 2016
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| General Information for December 16th 2016 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 351 of 2016 | |
| 15 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 50 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1965 - Vietnam War: General William Westmoreland sends U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara a request for 243,000 more men by the end of 1966. | |
| 1947 - William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor. | |
| 1941 - World War II: Japanese forces occupy Miri, Sarawak. | |
| 1770 - Ludwig van Beethoven, the German composer, is born (d. 1827). |
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