Day Guide for Thursday December 3rd 2026 What are the holidays on December 3rd 2026?

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

Regional

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 1971

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General Information for December 3rd 2026
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.
1989 - Cold War: In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the cold warbetween NATO and the Soviet Union may be coming to an end.
1984 - Bhopal Disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000–600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom would later die from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history.
1898 – The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16-0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.