Day Guide for Monday December 16th 2019 What are the holidays on December 16th 2019?

This is our day guide for Monday December 16th 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 16th 2019

Bahrain: National Day

Accession Day of Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the first Emir of Bahrain, in 1961.

Bangladesh: Victory Day

Commemorates the surrender of the Pakistani army to the Mukti Bahini

Eswatini: Incwala Day

This festival celebrates the beginning of the harvest season and dates are based on ancestral astrology

Regional

India (regional): Barahimizong

Mangar people come together to pay homage to their forefathers by performing various religious rituals and rites.

Kazakhstan: Independence Day

Kazakhstan Independence Day marks the independence of Kazakhstan on December 16th 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

South Africa: Day of Reconciliation

The Day of Reconciliation aims to to foster reconciliation between different racial groups in South Africa

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General Information for December 16th 2019
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 350 of 2019
15 days left in 2019
Week 51 of the year
On this Day in History
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.
1905 - Piet Hein, Danish poet, philosopher, engineer and inventor, is born in Copenhagen.
1863 - American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
1689 - Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights.