Day Guide for Tuesday December 17th 2019

This is our day guide for Tuesday December 17th 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?

Observances on December 17th 2019

International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

Find out the dates, history and background of International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.

National Maple Syrup Day

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Maple Syrup Day

Wright Brothers Day

History
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Wright Brothers Day

National Day

Bahrain

Accession Day of Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the first Emir of Bahrain, in 1961.

Bhutan National Day

Bhutan

Marks the day when Ugyen Wangchuck was elected as a hereditary king in 1907

Kazakhstan Independence Day

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Independence Day marks the independence of Kazakhstan on December 16th 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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General Information for December 17th 2019

There are 3 observances on this day.
This was 1197 days ago.
Day 351 of 2019
14 days left in 2019
Week 51 of the year

Moon phase

On this Day in History

2001 - Stuart Adamson, guitarist, singer/songwriter and founder member of Big Country, is found dead in a hotel room.
1965 - The largest anti-Vietnam protest ever to have been held in Washington DC up to that point in time.
1903 - The Wright Brothers make their first flight.
1778 - Sir Humphry Davy FRS, one of the founding fathers of general anaesthesiology, is born in Penzance, Cornwall.
942 - William I of Normandy is assassinated.