Day Guide for Thursday December 10th 2020 What are the holidays on December 10th 2020?

This is our day guide for Thursday December 10th 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 10th 2020

International: International Human Rights Day

Marks the UN's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Iraq: Victory Day

This public holiday is to celebrate the defeat of ISIS in December 2017

Thailand: Thailand Constitution Day

Commemorates the announcment of the first permanent constitution in 1932

Observances on December 10th 2020

USA: Dewey Decimal System Day

File this holiday under library related observances. Top shelf just after ISBN Number Day.

United Nations: Human Rights Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Human Rights Day 

USA: Nobel Prize Day

On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his will, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace – the Nobel Prizes.

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General Information for December 10th 2020
There are 3 public holidays today.
Day 345 of 2020
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On this Day in History
1961 - An atomic bomb is detonated in the New Mexico desert in an unsuccessful experiment for Project Gnome.
1941 - World War II: The Royal Navy capital ships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse are sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers near Malaya.
1934 - Reginald Woolmington shoots his wife, and British law is subsequently rewritten to ensure that defendants are 'innocent until proven guilty' - the Golden Thread.
1907 – The worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.