Day Guide for Wednesday December 9th 2020 What are the holidays on December 9th 2020?

This is our day guide for Wednesday December 9th 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 9th 2020

Antigua and Barbuda: V.C. Bird Day

V.C. Bird Day is a public holiday in Antigua and Barbuda on December 9th. It is a day to honour and celebrate the contributions of Sir Vere Cornwell Bird to the nation.

Indonesia: Public Holiday

Public Holiday to allow voting in the nationwide regional elections taking place across Indonesia.

Myanmar: National Day

Beginning of the Student led protests against British Rule in 1920

Tanzania: Independence Day

Celebrates Tanganyika's independence from British rule in 1961

Observances on December 9th 2020

United Nations: International Anti-Corruption Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Anti-Corruption Day 

United Nations: Genocide Prevention Day

A day to raise awareness of the Genocide Convention and its role in combating and preventing the crime of genocide, as defined in the Convention, and to commemorate and honour its victims.

USA: National Pastry Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Pastry Day

USA: Weary Willie Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Weary Willie Day

Sweden: Anna's Day

It's Anna's Day, marking the start of making the lutefisk to be consumed on Christmas Eve.

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General Information for December 9th 2020
There are 4 public holidays today.
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On this Day in History
1969 – U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers proposes his plan for a ceasefire in the War of Attrition; Egypt and Jordan accept it over the objections of the PLO, which leads to civil war in Jordan in September 1970.
1946 – The "Subsequent Nuremberg trials" begin with the "Doctors' trial", prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia.
1897 – Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.
1824 – Patriot forces led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeat a Royalist army in the Battle of Ayacucho, putting an end to the Peruvian War of Independence.