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Holidays and observances on December 7

12 holidays and special days are celebrated on December 7 around the world.

Holidays and observances

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What is celebrated on December 7?

12 observances are celebrated on December 7 around the world: Armed Forces Flag Day (India), Christian feast day: Aemilianus (Greek Church), Christian feast day: Ambrose, Christian feast day: Buíte of Monasterboice, Christian feast day: Maria Giuseppa Rossello, Christian feast day: Sabinus of Spoleto. 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 7?

45 documented historical events happened on December 7, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Cicero, widely considered one of ancient Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists, was killed after having been proscribed as an enemy of the state. On the same day, in another year: Suffering from mental illness, Eastern Roman emperor Justin II had his general Tiberius proclaimed Caesar, adopting him as his own son. 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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