This is our day guide for Sunday December 16th 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 16th 2018
Bahrain: National Day
Accession Day of Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the first Emir of Bahrain
Bangladesh: Victory Day
Commemorates the surrender of the Pakistani army to the Mukti Bahini
South Africa: Day of Reconciliation
The Day of Reconciliation aims to to foster reconciliation between different racial groups in South AfricaGo to Today | December 17th 2018
| Choose a Day |
|---|
| General Information for December 16th 2018 | |
|---|---|
| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 350 of 2018 | |
| 15 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 50 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1937 - Inmates Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe famously escape from Alcatraz prison, San Francisco. | |
| 1937 - Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again. | |
| 1930 – Bank robber Herman Lamm and members of his crew are killed by a 200-strong posse, following a botched bank robbery in Clinton, Indiana. | |
| 1927 - Donald Bradman makes his debut in first-class cricket for New South Wales against South Australia. Batting at No. 7, he scores a century. |
Office Holidays provides calendars with dates and information on public holidays and bank holidays in key countries around the world.
Newsletter
Sign up to receive a weekly email update on forthcoming public holidays around the world in your inbox every Friday.