This is our day guide for Monday December 2nd 2019 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 2nd 2019
Regional
India (regional): Asom Divas
Commemorates the advent of the first king of the Ahom kingdom in Assam
Kazakhstan: First President's Day (in lieu)
The first national presidential election in Kazakhstan was held on December 1st 1991
Lao: National Day
The establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975Regional
New Zealand (regional): Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
The provincial holiday 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 December
United Arab Emirates: National Day
Commemorates formal nationalisation from the British Protectorate Treaties on 2 December 1971Regional
United Kingdom (regional): St. Andrew's Day (in lieu)
St. Andrew's Day is celebrated annually on November 30th, as this is the generally accepted date of St. Andrew’s death.Observances on December 2nd 2019
USA: Cyber Monday
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Cyber Monday
United Nations: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
USA: National Fritters Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Fritters Day
USA: National Mutt Day
Did you know that 80% of dogs in shelters are mixed breeds?
USA: Special Education Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Special Education DayDecember 1st 2019 | Go to Today | December 3rd 2019
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| General Information for December 2nd 2019 | |
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| There are 7 public holidays today. | |
| Day 336 of 2019 | |
| 29 days left in 2019 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1955 - 13 people are killed and about 40 are injured in a London rail disaster at Barnes when a freight train collides with a passenger train. | |
| 1954 - Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute". | |
| 1943 – World War II: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American SS John Harvey, which is carrying a stockpile of World War I-era mustard gas. | |
| 1933 - A patent is applied for the Soma Cube puzzle. |
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