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Today, around the world
Wednesday, December 12. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
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What the world marks
TurkmenistanDay of NeutralityState holiday in Turkmenistan
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Firsts, not anniversaries
2021Dutch Formula One racing driver Max Verstappen wins the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton to become the first Formula One World Champion to come from the Netherlands.8 years ago
2012North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2.17 years ago
1939Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish victory in the Winter War, begins.90 years ago
1901Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [•••] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.128 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
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
Monday, Dec 17Accession Day · Bahrain
Monday, Dec 17International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers — Annual awareness day
Monday, Dec 17Kurdish Flag Day · Global Kurdish population
Monday, Dec 17National Day · Bhutan
Monday, Dec 17Pan American Aviation Day · United States — December observance
Monday, Dec 17Wright Brothers Day, a United States federal observance by Presidential proclamation — United States national observation
Tuesday, Dec 18International Migrants Day — United Nations observance, 18 December
Tuesday, Dec 18National Day · Qatar — Annual celebration hosted on 18 December
Tuesday, Dec 18Republic Day · Niger — National holiday of Niger
Tuesday, Dec 18UN Arabic Language Day · United Nations — International event
Wednesday, Dec 19Goa Liberation Day · Goa, India — Annual observance, 19 December
Wednesday, Dec 19National Heroes and Heroines Day · Anguilla