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Today, around the world
Saturday, December 1. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
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What the world marks
AI imageKazakhstanFirst President Day
ChadFreedom and Democracy DayNational holiday in Chad
RomaniaGreat Union Day, celebrates the union of Transylvania with Romania in 1918Romanian national holiday on 1 December
Costa RicaMilitary Abolition DayNational police of Costa Rica
MyanmarNational DayPublic holiday in Myanmar
Central African RepublicRepublic Day
PortugalRestoration of Independence Day
Ohio and Oregon, United StatesRosa Parks DayAmerican holiday in honor of Rosa Parks
IcelandSelf-governance Day or Fullveldisdagurinn
PanamaTeachers' DayDay for appreciating teachers
World AIDS Day, and its related observances: Day Without ArtAnnual event to raise awareness of AIDS
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Firsts, not anniversaries
2018The Oulu Police informed the public about the first offence of the much larger child sexual exploitation in Oulu, Finland.11 years ago
2006The law on same-sex marriage comes into force in South Africa, legalizing same-sex marriage for the first time on the African continent.23 years ago
2000Vicente Fox Quesada is inaugurated as the president of Mexico, marking the first peaceful transfer of executive federal power to an opposing political party following a free and democratic election in Mexico's history.29 years ago
1988Benazir Bhutto, is named as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first female leader to lead a Muslim nation.41 years ago
1969Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.60 years ago
1952The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery.77 years ago
1924The National Hockey League's first United States–based franchise, the Boston Bruins, plays their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.105 years ago
1919Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament (MP) to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. (She had been elected to that position on November 28.)110 years ago
1913The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.116 years ago
1913Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.116 years ago
1878President Rutherford B. Hayes gets the first telephone installed in the White House.151 years ago
1865Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina.164 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
Sunday, Dec 2Armed Forces Day · Cuba — National holidays honoring military forces
Sunday, Dec 2International Day for the Abolition of Slavery · United Nations — Annual UN event
Sunday, Dec 2Lao National Day — Public holiday on December 2
Sunday, Dec 2National Day · United Arab Emirates — National day celebrated on 2 December
Sunday, Dec 2Chichibu Night Festival — Annual festival in Saitama, Japan
Monday, Dec 3Doctors' Day · Cuba — National day to appreciate physicians
Monday, Dec 3International Day of Persons with Disabilities — Internationally recognized day on 3 December
Tuesday, Dec 4St Barbara's Day · Germany · Austria — Cherry branches are cut and brought inside to bloom by Christmas.
Tuesday, Dec 4Navy Day · India — Annual celebration
Tuesday, Dec 4Thai Environment Day · Thailand
Tuesday, Dec 4Tupou I Day · Tonga
Wednesday, Dec 5Sinterklaasavond · Netherlands — Gifts are given with a poem that teases the one who gets it.
Wednesday, Dec 5Father's Day · Thailand — The birthday of King Bhumibol.
Wednesday, Dec 5Children's Day · Suriname — Public observance in honor of children
Wednesday, Dec 5Day of Military Honour - Battle of Moscow · Russia — Memorable dates in the Russian Armed Forces
Wednesday, Dec 5Discovery Day · Haiti and Dominican Republic — Holiday commemorating significant national discovery
Wednesday, Dec 5International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development — Annual observance on 5 December
Wednesday, Dec 5Klozum · Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands — Traditional feast in dutch island
Wednesday, Dec 5Saint Nicholas' Eve (Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Germany, Poland and the UK) Krampusnacht (Austria) — Christmas figure in Alpine folklore
Wednesday, Dec 5The King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Birthday · Thailand
Wednesday, Dec 5World Soil Day — 2015 UN theme year
Thursday, Dec 6St Nicholas Day · Many countries — Children find sweets in the shoes they set out.
Thursday, Dec 6Independence Day · Finland — 1917; two candles in every window.
Thursday, Dec 6Anniversary of the Founding of Quito · Ecuador
Thursday, Dec 6Armed Forces Day · Ukraine — National holidays honoring military forces
Thursday, Dec 6Constitution Day · Spain
Thursday, Dec 6Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan — Country in Eastern Europe and West Asia
Thursday, Dec 6Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Finland from Russia in 1917. — Public holiday in Finland held on 6 December
Thursday, Dec 6National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women · Canada — Day of commemoration in Canada
Friday, Dec 7Día de las Velitas · Colombia — Little Candles Day: candles and lanterns in every window and doorway.
Friday, Dec 7Armed Forces Flag Day · India — Flag day of India, 7 December
Friday, Dec 7Eve of the Immaculate Conception-related observances: Day of the Little Candles, begins after sunset (Colombia) — Traditional holiday in Colombia
Friday, Dec 7International Civil Aviation Day — International observance, 7 December
Friday, Dec 7National Heroes Day · East Timor
Friday, Dec 7National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day · United States — American day of commemoration
Friday, Dec 7Spitak Remembrance Day · Armenia
Saturday, Dec 8The Immaculate Conception · Italy · Spain · Philippines — In Italy, the day the Christmas tree goes up.
Saturday, Dec 8Battle Day · Falkland Islands — Naval battle of World War I
Saturday, Dec 8Bodhi Day · Japan — Buddhist holiday
Saturday, Dec 8CARICOM–Cuba Day (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba)
Saturday, Dec 8Constitution Day · Romania
Saturday, Dec 8Liberation Day · Syria — Public holiday in Syria
Saturday, Dec 8Day of Finnish Music · Finland — Finnish composer (1865–1957)
Saturday, Dec 8Hari-Kuyō · Kansai region, Japan — Japanese Buddhist and Shinto Festival of broken sewing needles
Saturday, Dec 8National Youth Day · Albania
Saturday, Dec 8Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Day · Ethiopia — National holiday of Ethiopia on 8 December