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 | |
| 1991 - Canada and Poland become the first nations on earth to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union. | |
| 1975 - Laotian Civil War: The Pathet Lao seizes the Laotian capital of Vientiane, forces the abdication of King Sisavang Vatthana, and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic. | |
| 1942 - World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. | |
| 1930 - Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a US$150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy. |
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