Victory Day (Bangladesh)
Victory Day observances, celebration of the Indo-Bangla allied victory over Pakistan armed forces and the Liberation of Bangladesh. (Bangladesh and India[a])
Victory Day observances, celebration of the Indo-Bangla allied victory over Pakistan armed forces and the Liberation of Bangladesh. (Bangladesh and India[a])
The 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)
The 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)
Day of Reconciliation, formerly celebrated as Day of the Vow by the Afrikaners (South Africa)
Christian feast day:
December 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day:
Ralph Adams Cram, Richard Upjohn and John La Farge (Episcopal Church (USA))
Lusanda Dumke, South African professional rugby union player who played as a flanker (born 1996)
The Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, takes place, resulting in the death of three people.