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Today, around the world
Monday, December 2. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
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What the world marks
United Arab EmiratesNational DayNational day celebrated on 2 December
Chichibu Night FestivalAnnual festival in Saitama, Japan
On this day · from DayOneToday
Firsts, not anniversaries
1991Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.33 years ago
1988Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority state.36 years ago
1982At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.42 years ago
1962Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress.62 years ago
1942World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.82 years ago
1867At Tremont Temple in Boston, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.157 years ago
1766Swedish parliament approves the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and implements it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech.258 years ago
1763Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.261 years ago
1244Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon.780 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
Tuesday, Dec 3Doctors' Day · Cuba — National day to appreciate physicians
Tuesday, Dec 3International Day of Persons with Disabilities — Internationally recognized day on 3 December
Wednesday, Dec 4St Barbara's Day · Germany · Austria — Cherry branches are cut and brought inside to bloom by Christmas.
Wednesday, Dec 4Navy Day · India — Annual celebration
Wednesday, Dec 4Thai Environment Day · Thailand
Wednesday, Dec 4Tupou I Day · Tonga
Thursday, Dec 5Sinterklaasavond · Netherlands — Gifts are given with a poem that teases the one who gets it.
Thursday, Dec 5Father's Day · Thailand — The birthday of King Bhumibol.
Thursday, Dec 5Children's Day · Suriname — Public observance in honor of children
Thursday, Dec 5Day of Military Honour - Battle of Moscow · Russia — Memorable dates in the Russian Armed Forces
Thursday, Dec 5Discovery Day · Haiti and Dominican Republic — Holiday commemorating significant national discovery
Thursday, Dec 5International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development — Annual observance on 5 December
Thursday, Dec 5Klozum · Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands — Traditional feast in dutch island
Thursday, Dec 5Saint Nicholas' Eve (Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Germany, Poland and the UK) Krampusnacht (Austria) — Christmas figure in Alpine folklore
Thursday, Dec 5The King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Birthday · Thailand
Thursday, Dec 5World Soil Day — 2015 UN theme year
Friday, Dec 6St Nicholas Day · Many countries — Children find sweets in the shoes they set out.
Friday, Dec 6Independence Day · Finland — 1917; two candles in every window.
Friday, Dec 6Anniversary of the Founding of Quito · Ecuador
Friday, Dec 6Armed Forces Day · Ukraine — National holidays honoring military forces
Friday, Dec 6Constitution Day · Spain
Friday, Dec 6Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan — Country in Eastern Europe and West Asia
Friday, Dec 6Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Finland from Russia in 1917. — Public holiday in Finland held on 6 December
Friday, Dec 6National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women · Canada — Day of commemoration in Canada
Saturday, Dec 7Día de las Velitas · Colombia — Little Candles Day: candles and lanterns in every window and doorway.
Saturday, Dec 7Armed Forces Flag Day · India — Flag day of India, 7 December
Saturday, Dec 7Eve of the Immaculate Conception-related observances: Day of the Little Candles, begins after sunset (Colombia) — Traditional holiday in Colombia
Saturday, Dec 7International Civil Aviation Day — International observance, 7 December
Saturday, Dec 7National Heroes Day · East Timor
Saturday, Dec 7National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day · United States — American day of commemoration
Saturday, Dec 7Spitak Remembrance Day · Armenia
Sunday, Dec 8The Immaculate Conception · Italy · Spain · Philippines — In Italy, the day the Christmas tree goes up.
Sunday, Dec 8Battle Day · Falkland Islands — Naval battle of World War I
Sunday, Dec 8Bodhi Day · Japan — Buddhist holiday
Sunday, Dec 8CARICOM–Cuba Day (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba)
Sunday, Dec 8Constitution Day · Romania
Sunday, Dec 8Liberation Day · Syria — Public holiday in Syria
Sunday, Dec 8Day of Finnish Music · Finland — Finnish composer (1865–1957)
Sunday, Dec 8Hari-Kuyō · Kansai region, Japan — Japanese Buddhist and Shinto Festival of broken sewing needles
Sunday, Dec 8National Youth Day · Albania
Sunday, Dec 8Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Day · Ethiopia — National holiday of Ethiopia on 8 December
Monday, Dec 9Anna's Day, marks the day to start the preparation process of the lutefisk to be consumed on Christmas Eve, as well as a Swedish name day, celebrating all people named Anna. · Sweden and Finland
Monday, Dec 9Armed Forces Day · Peru — National holidays honoring military forces
Monday, Dec 9Fatherland's Heroes Day · Russia
Monday, Dec 9Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tanganyika from Britain in 1961. · Tanzania
Monday, Dec 9International Anti-Corruption Day · United Nations — Annual event of the UN on 9 December
Monday, Dec 9National Heroes Day, formerly V.C. Bird Day. · Antigua and Barbuda
Monday, Dec 9Navy Day · Sri Lanka — National holidays honoring military forces