This is our day guide for Friday December 16th 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 16th 2022
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 Bahini
Kazakhstan: Independence Day
Kazakhstan Independence Day marks the independence of Kazakhstan on December 16th 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Lesotho: Public Holiday
A public holiday has been declared in Lesotho today.
South Africa: Day of Reconciliation
The Day of Reconciliation aims to to foster reconciliation between different racial groups in South AfricaDecember 15th 2022 | Go to Today | December 17th 2022
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| General Information for December 16th 2022 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 350 of 2022 | |
| 15 days left in 2022 | |
| Week 50 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1968 - Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain. | |
| 1907 – The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world. | |
| 1689 - Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights. | |
| 714 - Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the Merovingian palace, dies at Jupille (modern Belgium). He is succeeded by his infant grandson Theudoaldwhile his wife Plectrude holds actual power in the Frankish Kingdom. |
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