This is our day guide for Thursday December 6th 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 6th 2018
International: Feast of St. Nicholas
A day when many children across Europe receive gifts in honour of Saint NicholasRegional
Ecuador (regional): Foundation of Quito Day
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded on December 6th 1534 by 204 Spanish settlers.
Finland: Independence Day
Celebrates Finland's declaration of independence from the Russian Empire in 1917Regional
India (regional): Kagyed Dance
Kagyed is a masked dance performed by Buddhist monks in Sikkim as reverence to the almighty and as a means to ward off evils.
Spain: Constitution Day
Constitution day is a celebration of the day Spain became a democracy in December 1978.December 5th 2018 | Go to Today | December 7th 2018
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| General Information for December 6th 2018 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 340 of 2018 | |
| 25 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2006 - NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars. | |
| 1977 - South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country. | |
| 1897 - London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs. | |
| 1648 – Colonel Thomas Pride of the New Model Army purges the Long Parliament of MPs sympathetic to King Charles I of England, in order for the King's trial to go ahead; came to be known as "Pride's Purge". |
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