Day Guide for Wednesday December 13th 2017 What are the holidays on December 13th 2017?

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 AD

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General Information for December 13th 2017
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
2000 – The "Texas Seven" escape from the John B. Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas, and go on a robbery spree, during which police officer Aubrey Hawkins is shot and killed.
1960 – While Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, Emperor.
1937 - Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking – The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and murder hundreds of thousands of civilians.
1577 - Francis Drake sets sail from Plymouth and would later return in the Golden Hind after completing the first circumnavigation of the world by an Englishman.