This is our day guide for Wednesday December 13th 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 13th 2017
Not a Public Holiday
Israel: Hanukkah
Observed for eight days in honour of the historic victory of the Maccabbees against religious oppression
Malta: Republic day
On December 13th 1974, the Maltese constitution was substantially revised changing Malta from a Commonwealth realm into a republic
Saint Lucia: National Day
The country is named after Saint Lucy, who was a Christian martyr who died in 304 ADGo to Today | December 14th 2017
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| General Information for December 13th 2017 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 347 of 2017 | |
| 18 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 50 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1988 - PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat gives a speech at a UN General Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, after United States authorities refused to grant him a visa to visit UN headquarters in New York. | |
| 1974 - Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. | |
| 1949 – The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem. | |
| 1294 - Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months; Celestine hoped to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit. |
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