This is our day guide for Saturday December 2nd 2017 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 2nd 2017
International: Birthday of Prophet Muhammed
Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendarRegional
India (regional): Asom Divas
Commemorates the advent of the first king of the Ahom kingdom in Assam
Lao: National Day
The establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975
United Arab Emirates: National Day
Commemorates formal nationalisation from the British Protectorate Treaties on 2 December 1971Go to Today | December 3rd 2017
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| General Information for December 2nd 2017 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 336 of 2017 | |
| 29 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 48 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1962 - Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress. | |
| 1955 - 13 people are killed and about 40 are injured in a London rail disaster at Barnes when a freight train collides with a passenger train. | |
| 1943 – World War II: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American SS John Harvey, which is carrying a stockpile of World War I-era mustard gas. | |
| 1899 - Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought. |
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