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 | |
| 1979 – The Canadian Government of Prime Minister Joe Clark is defeated in the House of Commons, prompting the 1980 Canadian election. | |
| 1967 - Constantine II of Greece attempts an unsuccessful counter-coup against the Regime of the Colonels. | |
| 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. | |
| 1862 - American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose Burnside. |
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