This is our day guide for Monday December 3rd 2018 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 3rd 2018
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India (regional): World Disabled Day
Tripura only. A UN sanctioned day that aims to promote an understanding of people with disabilityNot a Public Holiday
Israel: Hanukkah
Observed for eight days in honour of the historic victory of the Maccabbees against religious oppression
Kazakhstan: First President's Day (in lieu)
The first national presidential election was held on 1 Dec 1991
Myanmar: National Day
Beginning of the Student led protests against British Rule in 1920Regional
New Zealand (regional): Anniversary Day
The Chatham Islands Anniversary Day is celebrated on the Monday nearest to 30 NovemberRegional
New Zealand (regional): Westland Anniversary Day
Westland District commemorates a provincial anniversary on the Monday nearest to 1 DecemberRegional
Spain (regional): Feast of St. Francis Xavier
Francis was a Roman Catholic missionary born in Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre, and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus
United Arab Emirates: National Day Holiday
Commemorates formal nationalisation from the British Protectorate Treaties on 2 December 1971Go to Today | December 4th 2018
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| General Information for December 3rd 2018 | |
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| There are 8 public holidays today. | |
| Day 337 of 2018 | |
| 28 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1989 - Cold War: In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the cold warbetween NATO and the Soviet Union may be coming to an end. | |
| 1927 - Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released. | |
| 1925 - World War I aftermath: The final Locarno Treaty is signed in London, establishing post-war territorial settlements. | |
| 1901 – In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt asks Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits". |
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