This is our day guide for Thursday December 3rd 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 3rd 2026
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Spain (regional): Feast of St. Francis Xavier
Francis was a Roman Catholic missionary born in Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre, and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus
United Arab Emirates: National Day Holiday
Commemorates formal nationalisation from the British Protectorate Treaties on 2 December 1971December 2nd 2026 | Go to Today | December 4th 2026
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| General Information for December 3rd 2026 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 337 of 2026 | |
| 28 days left in 2026 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1990 – At Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 collides with Northwest Airlines Flight 299 on the runway, killing seven passengers and one crew member aboard flight 1482. | |
| 1967 – At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard carries out the first heart transplant on a human (53-year-old Louis Washkansky). | |
| 1944 - Greek Civil War: Fighting breaks out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army. | |
| 915 - Pope John X crowned Berengar I of Italy as Holy Roman Emperor. |
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