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Sunday, December 9. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
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What the world marks
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TanzaniaIndependence Day, celebrates the independence of Tanganyika from Britain in 1961.
United NationsInternational Anti-Corruption DayAnnual event of the UN on 9 December
Antigua and BarbudaNational Heroes Day, formerly V.C. Bird Day.
Sri LankaNavy DayNational holidays honoring military forces
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Firsts, not anniversaries
1987Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.42 years ago
1979The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two diseases that have been driven to extinction (with rinderpest in 2011 being the other).50 years ago
1960The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom.69 years ago
1946The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time to write the Constitution of India.83 years ago
1922Gabriel Narutowicz is elected the first president of Poland.107 years ago
1872In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African American governor of a U.S. state following the impeachment of Henry C. Warmoth.157 years ago
1868The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.161 years ago
1851The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal.178 years ago
1531The Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City.498 years ago
1432The first battle between the forces of Švitrigaila and Sigismund Kęstutaitis is fought near the town of Oszmiana (Ashmyany), launching the most active phase of the Lithuanian Civil War.597 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
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
Sunday, Dec 16Day of Reconciliation · South Africa
Sunday, Dec 16Victory Day · Bangladesh — 1971.
Sunday, Dec 16Simbang Gabi begins · Philippines — Nine dawn masses before Christmas.
Sunday, Dec 16Day of Reconciliation, formerly celebrated as Day of the Vow by the Afrikaners · South Africa — Public holiday in South Africa on 16 December
Sunday, Dec 16Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union in 1991. — Holiday in Kazakhstan
Sunday, Dec 16National Day, celebrates the withdrawal of United Kingdom from Bahrain, making Bahrain an independent emirate in 1971. — Designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation
Sunday, Dec 16International Day of the Belt and Road Initiative — Chinese global infrastructure project
Sunday, Dec 16National Sports Day · Thailand
Sunday, Dec 16The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad): The first day of Las Posadas (Mexico, Latin America) — Christmas tradition in the Spanish-speaking world
Sunday, Dec 16The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad): The first day of the Simbang Gabi novena of masses (Philippines) — Pre-Christmas religious tradition in the Philippines
Sunday, Dec 16Victory Day observances, celebration of the Indo-Bangla allied victory over Pakistan armed forces and the Liberation of Bangladesh. · Bangladesh and India[a] — National holiday in Bangladesh