Day Guide for Friday December 10th 2021 What are the holidays on December 10th 2021?

This is our day guide for Friday December 10th 2021 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 2021

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 2021

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.

United Kingdom: Christmas Jumper Day

Wear a Christmas Jumper to work to raise money for Save the Children.

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General Information for December 10th 2021
There are 3 public holidays today.
Day 344 of 2021
21 days left in 2021
Week 49 of the year
On this Day in History
1979 - Kaohsiung Incident: Taiwanese pro-democracy demonstrations are suppressed by the KMT dictatorship, and organizers are arrested.
1949 - Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of ChinaChiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan.
1906 – U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
1510 - Portuguese conquest of Goa: Portuguese naval forces under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque, and local mercenaries working for privateer Timoji, seize Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate, resulting in 451 years of Portuguese colonial rule.