This is our day guide for Sunday December 6th 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 6th 2020
International: Feast of St. Nicholas
A day when many children across Europe receive gifts in honour of Saint Nicholas
Finland: Independence Day
Celebrates Finland's declaration of independence from the Russian Empire in 1917
Spain: Constitution Day
Constitution day is a celebration of the day Spain became a democracy in December 1978.Observances on December 6th 2020
USA: Miners’ Day
A day to appreciate the contribution of miners on the anniversary of the deadliest mining disaster in the US.
USA: National Gazpacho Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Gazpacho Day
USA: National Microwave Oven Day
Ding! Ding! Time to pierce the film, it is National Microwave Oven Day.
USA: National Pawnbrokers Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Pawnbrokers Day
International: St. Nicholas Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of St. Nicholas Day
Turkmenistan: Neighbourhood Holiday
This national holiday in Turkmenistan shows the importance of having a good neighbourhood in the culture of the country.
Ukraine: Armed Forces Day
On this holiday, it is customary to congratulate everyone who is associated with the Ukrainian army.December 5th 2020 | Go to Today | December 7th 2020
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| General Information for December 6th 2020 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 341 of 2020 | |
| 25 days left in 2020 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1989 – The École Polytechnique massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. | |
| 1988 - US singer, guitarist and songwriter Roy Orbison dies. | |
| 1907 – A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers. | |
| 1904 - Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable. |
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