Day Guide for Thursday December 3rd 2020 What are the holidays on December 3rd 2020?

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 Dasa

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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 1971

Observances on December 3rd 2020

United Nations: International Day of Persons with Disabilities 

A UN sanctioned day that aims to promote an understanding of people with disability

USA: National Roof Over Your Head Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Roof Over Your Head Day

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General Information for December 3rd 2020
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
1990 – At Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 collides with Northwest Airlines Flight 299 on the runway, killing seven passengers and one crew member aboard flight 1482.
1989 - Cold War: In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the cold warbetween NATO and the Soviet Union may be coming to an end.
1944 - A parade is held in London to commemorate the standing-down of the Home Guard.
1910 – Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.