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
1971 - Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The surrender of the Pakistan Army brings an end to both conflicts. This is commemorated annually asVictory Day in Bangladesh, and as Vijay Diwas in India.
1947 - William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.
1922 - President of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz is assassinated by Eligiusz Niewiadomski at the Zachęta Gallery in Warsaw.
1914 - World War I: German battleships under Franz von Hipper bombard the English ports of Hartlepool and Scarborough.