This is our day guide for Thursday December 10th 2020 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 10th 2020
International: International Human Rights Day
Marks the UN's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Iraq: Victory Day
This public holiday is to celebrate the defeat of ISIS in December 2017
Thailand: Thailand Constitution Day
Commemorates the announcment of the first permanent constitution in 1932Observances on December 10th 2020
USA: Dewey Decimal System Day
File this holiday under library related observances. Top shelf just after ISBN Number Day.
United Nations: Human Rights Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Human Rights Day
USA: Nobel Prize Day
On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his will, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace – the Nobel Prizes.December 9th 2020 | Go to Today | December 11th 2020
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 345 of 2020 | |
| 21 days left in 2020 | |
| Week 50 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1962 - The premiere of David Lean's movie Lawrence of Arabia. | |
| 1949 - Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of ChinaChiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan. | |
| 1868 – The 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. | |
| 1541 - Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham are executed for having affairs with Catherine Howard, Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII. |
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