This is our day guide for Thursday December 3rd 2020 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 3rd 2020
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India (regional): Kanakadasa Jayanthi
This public holiday in Karnataka marks the birthday of the great poet and saint shri Kanaka DasaRegional
Spain (regional): Feast of St. Francis Xavier
Francis was a Roman Catholic missionary born in Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre, and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus
United Arab Emirates: National Day Holiday
Commemorates formal nationalisation from the British Protectorate Treaties on 2 December 1971December 2nd 2020 | Go to Today | December 4th 2020
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| General Information for December 3rd 2020 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 338 of 2020 | |
| 28 days left in 2020 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1984 - Bhopal Disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000–600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom would later die from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history. | |
| 1979 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran. | |
| 1944 - Greek Civil War: Fighting breaks out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army. | |
| 1898 – The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16-0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football. |
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