This is our day guide for Monday December 16th 2019 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on December 16th 2019
Bahrain: National Day
Accession Day of Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the first Emir of Bahrain, in 1961.
Bangladesh: Victory Day
Commemorates the surrender of the Pakistani army to the Mukti Bahini
Eswatini: Incwala Day
This festival celebrates the beginning of the harvest season and dates are based on ancestral astrologyRegional
India (regional): Barahimizong
Mangar people come together to pay homage to their forefathers by performing various religious rituals and rites.
Kazakhstan: Independence Day
Kazakhstan Independence Day marks the independence of Kazakhstan on December 16th 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
South Africa: Day of Reconciliation
The Day of Reconciliation aims to to foster reconciliation between different racial groups in South AfricaObservances on December 16th 2019
USA: Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
USA: National Chocolate-covered Anything Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Chocolate-covered Anything Day
Mexico: Las Posadas
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Las Posadas in Mexico.
India: Vijay Diwas
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Vijay Diwas in India.December 15th 2019 | Go to Today | December 17th 2019
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| General Information for December 16th 2019 | |
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| There are 6 public holidays today. | |
| Day 350 of 2019 | |
| 15 days left in 2019 | |
| Week 51 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1979 - Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States. | |
| 1937 - Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again. | |
| 1920 – The Haiyuan earthquake, magnitude 8.5, rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000. | |
| 1811 - A huge earthquake rocks New Madrid, Missouri. |
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