This is our day guide for Tuesday December 6th 2022 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 2022
International: Feast of St. Nicholas
A day when many children across Europe receive gifts in honour of Saint NicholasRegional
Ecuador (regional): Foundation of Quito Day
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded on December 6th 1534 by 204 Spanish settlers.
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.December 5th 2022 | Go to Today | December 7th 2022
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| General Information for December 6th 2022 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 340 of 2022 | |
| 25 days left in 2022 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2006 - NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars. | |
| 1989 – The École Polytechnique massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. | |
| 1917 – Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time. | |
| 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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