This is our day guide for Saturday December 31st 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?
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| General Information for December 31st 2016 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 366 of 2016 | |
| 0 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 52 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1998 - A leap second was added, making 1998 one second longer than 1999 - a quirk that had to be accommodated by Radio-controlled Clocks across the globe. | |
| 1968 - A prototype Tupolev TU-144 takes to the air, the first supersonic transport aircraft. | |
| 1941 - Scottish football manager Sir Alex Ferguson is born. | |
| 1460 - John 'Bloody Clifford', Lord of Skipton Castle, hacks off the heads of Richard Duke of York and his son, during the Wars of the Roses. |