This is our day guide for Monday December 31st 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 31st 2018
International: New Year's Eve
The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar is usually celebrated with parties as midnight approaches
Azerbaijan: World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day
The nationalist Popular Front of Azerbaijan organised the removal of borders between Soviet Azerbaijan and Iran on 31 December 1989Not a Public Holiday
Bangladesh: Bank Holiday
This is a bank holiday after annual accounts closing
East Timor: National Heroes' Day
A day to honour the first President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Nicolau Lobato, on the anniversary of his death in combat in 1978.Not a Public Holiday
Japan: Bank Holiday
This day is a bank holiday in Japan. It may also be widely observed by many companiesRegional
Switzerland (regional): Restoration Day
Geneva only. Marks the restoration of the Geneva Republic after French occupation by Napoleon.
Taiwan: Republic Day Holiday
An additional holiday to create a bridge between the weekend and Republic Day on Tuesday 1 JanuaryDecember 30th 2018 | Go to Today | January 1st 2019
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| On this Day in History | |
| 1984 - Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen loses an arm in a car crash near Sheffield. | |
| 1946 - Three people die in a London Underground accident when a Metropolitan line train crashes into another train between the Northwood and Northwood Hills stations. | |
| 1943 - Henry John Deutschendorf, better known as singer/songwriter John Denver, is born in Roswell, New Mexico. | |
| 1879 - Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance premieres, in New York. |
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