Day Guide for Thursday December 12th 2019 What are the holidays on December 12th 2019?

This is our day guide for Thursday December 12th 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 12th 2019

Algeria: Public Holiday

To allow Algerians to participate in the presidential election to replace Abdelaziz Bouteflika who resigned in April 2019.

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India (regional): Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma

Death anniversary of a Garo tribe leader who fought against the British and died in 1872

Kenya: Jamhuri Day

Marks the date of Kenya's establishment as a republic on December 12th 1964

Mexico: Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe

The Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe marks an appearance of the Virgin Mary to a young indigenous man on December 12th 1531.

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Nepal (regional): Udhauli Parva

A festival celebrated by the Kirat community of Nepal to mark the start of the winter season

Turkmenistan: Neutrality Day

The day the adoption of UN General Assembly Resolution declaring the status of permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan

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General Information for December 12th 2019
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 346 of 2019
19 days left in 2019
Week 50 of the year
On this Day in History
1950 - Paula Ackerman, the first woman appointed to perform rabbinical functions in the United States, leads the congregation in her first services.
1941 – World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.
1915 – President of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai, announces his intention to reinstate the monarchy and proclaim himself Emperor of China.
1788 - Celebrated poet and philanderer Lord Byron is born on this day.