Day Guide for Monday December 16th 2024 What are the holidays on December 16th 2024?

This is our day guide for Monday December 16th 2024 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 2024

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.

South Africa: Day of Reconciliation

The Day of Reconciliation aims to to foster reconciliation between different racial groups in South Africa

Observances on December 16th 2024

USA: Barbie and Barney Backlash Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Barbie and Barney Backlash Day

USA: National Chocolate-covered Anything Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Chocolate-covered Anything Day

Mexico: Las Posadas

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Las Posadas in Mexico.

India: Vijay Diwas

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Vijay Diwas in India.

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General Information for December 16th 2024
There are 4 public holidays today.
Day 351 of 2024
15 days left in 2024
Week 51 of the year
On this Day in History
1946 - Thailand joins the United Nations.
1937 - Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.
1914 - World War I: German battleships under Franz von Hipper bombard the English ports of Hartlepool and Scarborough.
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.