This is our day guide for Tuesday December 5th 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 5th 2017
Regional
India (regional): Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
A Kashmiri politician who played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir
Oman: Birthday of Prophet Muhammed
Celebrated by the Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendarNot a Public Holiday
Thailand: Father's Day
Celebrated on H.M. Kings Birthday
Thailand: H.M. King's Birthday
The day commemorates the birthday of the King of Thailand, Vajiralongkorn, also known as Rama X.Go to Today | December 6th 2017
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| General Information for December 5th 2017 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 339 of 2017 | |
| 26 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1952 - Great Smog of 1952: A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow. | |
| 1933 - Prohibition in the United States ends: Utah becomes the 36th U.S. state to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution, thus establishing the required 75% of states needed to enact the amendment. (This overturned the 18th Amendment which had made the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol illegal in the United States.) | |
| 1865 - Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain. | |
| 1847 - Jefferson Davis is elected to the U.S. senate, his first political post. |
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