This is our day guide for Wednesday December 16th 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 16th 2020
Bahrain: National Day
Accession Day of Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the first Emir of Bahrain, in 1961.
Bangladesh: Victory Day
Commemorates the surrender of the Pakistani army to the Mukti BahiniRegional
India (regional): Losoong/Namsoong
An important harvest festival for Lepchas and Bhutias in Sikkim.
Kazakhstan: Independence Day
Kazakhstan Independence Day marks the independence of Kazakhstan on December 16th 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
South Africa: Day of Reconciliation
The Day of Reconciliation aims to to foster reconciliation between different racial groups in South AfricaDecember 15th 2020 | Go to Today | December 17th 2020
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| General Information for December 16th 2020 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 351 of 2020 | |
| 15 days left in 2020 | |
| Week 51 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1979 - Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States. | |
| 1965 - Vietnam War: General William Westmoreland sends U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara a request for 243,000 more men by the end of 1966. | |
| 1930 – Bank robber Herman Lamm and members of his crew are killed by a 200-strong posse, following a botched bank robbery in Clinton, Indiana. | |
| 1912 - First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli. |
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