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Holidays and observances on December 2

13 holidays and special days are celebrated on December 2 around the world.

Holidays and observances

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What is celebrated on December 2?

13 observances are celebrated on December 2 around the world: Armed Forces Day (Cuba), Christian feast day: Avitus of Rouen, Christian feast day: Bibiana, Christian feast day: Channing Moore Williams (Anglicanism), Christian feast day: Chromatius, Christian feast day: Habakkuk. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.

What happened on December 2?

55 documented historical events happened on December 2, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: U.S. president James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine, a proclamation of opposition to European colonialism in the New World. On the same day, in another year: Philippine–American War: A 60-man Filipino rearguard was defeated at the Battle of Tirad Pass, but delayed the American advance long enough to ensure President Emilio Aguinaldo's escape. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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