This is our day guide for Wednesday December 2nd 2026 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 2nd 2026
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India (regional): Asom Divas
Commemorates the advent of the first king of the Ahom kingdom in Assam
Lao: National Day
The establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975
United Arab Emirates: National Day
Commemorates formal nationalisation from the British Protectorate Treaties on 2 December 1971December 1st 2026 | Go to Today | December 3rd 2026
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| General Information for December 2nd 2026 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 336 of 2026 | |
| 29 days left in 2026 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1982 – At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart. | |
| 1939 – New York City's La Guardia Airport opens. | |
| 1899 - Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought. | |
| 1859 – Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. |
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