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Today, around the world
Saturday, December 8. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
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What the world marks
CARICOM–Cuba Day (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba)
RomaniaConstitution Day
SyriaLiberation DayPublic holiday in Syria
FinlandDay of Finnish MusicFinnish composer (1865–1957)
Kansai region, JapanHari-KuyōJapanese Buddhist and Shinto Festival of broken sewing needles
AlbaniaNational Youth Day
EthiopiaNations, Nationalities and Peoples' DayNational holiday of Ethiopia on 8 December
On this day · from DayOneToday
Firsts, not anniversaries
2019First confirmed case of COVID-19 in China.10 years ago
2013Metallica performs a show in Antarctica, making them the first musical act to perform on all seven continents.16 years ago
2010With the second launch of the Falcon 9, and the first launch of the Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.19 years ago
1987An Israeli army tank transporter kills four Palestinian refugees and injures seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel–Gaza Strip border, which has been cited as one of the events which sparked the First Intifada.42 years ago
1972United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. This is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737.57 years ago
1660A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello.369 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
Sunday, 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
Sunday, Dec 9Armed Forces Day · Peru — National holidays honoring military forces
Sunday, Dec 9Fatherland's Heroes Day · Russia
Sunday, Dec 9Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tanganyika from Britain in 1961. · Tanzania
Sunday, Dec 9International Anti-Corruption Day · United Nations — Annual event of the UN on 9 December
Sunday, Dec 9National Heroes Day, formerly V.C. Bird Day. · Antigua and Barbuda
Sunday, Dec 9Navy Day · Sri Lanka — National holidays honoring military forces
Monday, Dec 10Human Rights Day · Worldwide — The Universal Declaration, 1948.
Monday, Dec 10Alfred Nobel Day or Nobeldagen · Sweden
Monday, Dec 10Constitution Day · Thailand
Tuesday, Dec 11Establishment of Kurdish Women's Union · Iraqi Kurdistan
Tuesday, Dec 11Indiana Day · United States — Indiana state holiday
Tuesday, Dec 11International Mountain Day — Name for various local and national holidays
Tuesday, Dec 11National Tango Day · Argentina — Argentine composer, musician, and conductor
Tuesday, Dec 11Pampanga Day · Pampanga province, Philippines — Province in Central Luzon, Philippines
Tuesday, Dec 11Republic Day, the day when Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community in 1958. · Burkina Faso
Wednesday, Dec 12Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe · Mexico
Wednesday, Dec 12Jamhuri Day · Kenya — Independence, 1963.
Wednesday, Dec 12Constitution Day · Russia — Holiday honoring a country's constitution
Wednesday, Dec 12Day of Neutrality · Turkmenistan — State holiday in Turkmenistan
Thursday, Dec 13St Lucia's Day · Sweden · Norway · Finland — A girl in white with a crown of candles leads the singing.
Thursday, Dec 13Acadian Remembrance Day · Acadians — Descendants of French settlers in Acadia
Thursday, Dec 13National Day · Saint Lucia
Thursday, Dec 13Martial Law Victims Remembrance Day · Poland
Thursday, Dec 13Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day · China — Annual observance in China
Thursday, Dec 13Nusantara Day · Indonesia
Thursday, Dec 13Republic Day · Malta — National holiday of Malta
Thursday, Dec 13Sailor's Day · Brazil — National holidays honoring military forces
Thursday, Dec 13Saint Lucia Day · mainly in Scandinavia — Christian feast day
Friday, Dec 14Alabama Day · Alabama — US State holiday
Friday, Dec 14Forty-seven Ronin Remembrance Day · Sengaku-ji, Tokyo — Samurai battle on 31 January 1703
Friday, Dec 14Martyred Intellectuals Day · Bangladesh — Commemoration observed on 14 December in Bangladesh
Friday, Dec 14Monkey Day — Unofficial international holiday
Saturday, Dec 15Bill of Rights Day (United States) 2nd Amendment Day (South Carolina) — Public awareness day observed in the United States
Saturday, Dec 15Homecoming Day · Alderney — Part of World War II
Saturday, Dec 15Kingdom Day (Netherlands), moves to December 16 if the 15th is on a Sunday — Public holiday in the Netherlands
Saturday, Dec 15Zamenhof Day · International Esperanto Community — Commemoration in Esperanto culture
Saturday, Dec 15World Turkic Language Family Day · UNESCO — International day observed annually on 15 December