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December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 10 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. AD 69 ...
Human Rights Day (HRD) is celebrated annually around the world on 10 December every year.. The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights and one of the first major achievements of the new United Nations.
December 10 is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 21 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600 1317 ...
The Holy Eucharist is traditionally a part of the service of worship on this day. [11] This worship service is traditionally held on or around the longest night of the year, which falls on or about December 21, the Winter Solstice. There is an interesting convergence for this day as it is also the traditional feast day for Saint Thomas the ...
December 10. Dewey Decimal System Day. Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales. Human Rights Day. ... December 21. Anne Frank & Samantha Smith Day (Anne & Samantha Day for short)
1620 – The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower landed at present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, to establish the Plymouth Colony. 1963 – An attempt by Greek Cypriot police to search certain Turkish Cypriot women in Nicosia escalated into island-wide violence , leading to 538 deaths and the displacement of nearly 27,000 people.
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Disasters and accidents A severe cold spell kills at least 83 people in Ukraine. Across Russia, the deep freeze killed at least 45 people over the last week. (BBC) (NBC News) Five people are killed and one injured in Zeebrugge, Belgium, when a bus rolled off into the water. (Deredactie.be) International relations A British court rejects an attempt by the son of a man killed in U.S. drone ...