DECEMBER NATIONAL DAYS
DECEMBER 1
World AIDS Day
National Pie Day
National Eat a Red Apple Day
Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day
Day With(out) Art Day
Rosa Parks Day
President Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address
Bette Middler Born
DECEMBER 2
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
National Fritters Day
National Mutt Day
Special Education Day #SpecialEducationDay
Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting – Changes Annually
Faux Fur Friday – First Friday in December
Good Will Hunting Debut
DECEMBER 3
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Roof Over Your Head Day #RoofOverYourHeadDay
National Rhubarb Vodka Day – First Saturday in December
Skywarn Recognition Day – First Saturday in December
A Streetcar Named Desire Opens on Broadway
The First Human Heart Transplant
Ozzy Osbourne Born
DECEMBER 4
National Sock Day
National Cookie Day
National Dice Day
DECEMBER 5
World Soil Day
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
National Sacher Torte Day
Bathtub Party Day
International Ninja Day
Repeal Day #RepealDay
Prohibition Ends
Debut of Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop
Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez is Published
DECEMBER 6
National Pawnbrokers Day
National Microwave Oven Day
National Gazpacho Day
St. Nicholas Day
Miners’ Day
DECEMBER 7
International Civil Aviation Day
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
National Cotton Candy Day
Willa Cather Born
DECEMBER 8
National Brownie Day
Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day #PretendToBeATimeTravelerDay
John Lennon Murdered
Mary Queen of Scots Born
DECEMBER 9
International Anti-Corruption Day
National Pastry Day
Weary Willie Day
Al Pacino Stars in Scarface
The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson is Published
DECEMBER 10
Dewey Decimal System Day
Human Rights Day
Nobel Prize Day
National Wreaths Across America Day – Second Saturday in December
First Nobel Prizes Awarded
Otis Redding Killed in Plane Crash
Emily Dickinson Born
DECEMBER 11
International Mountain Day
National Noodle Ring Day
UNICEF Birthday
UNICEF Founded
Alexander Solzhenitsyn Born
DECEMBER 12
National Ambrosia Day
National Ding-a-Ling Day
Gingerbread House Day
Poinsettia Day
Da Vinci Notebook Sells for Over 5 Million
Gustave Flaubert Born
DECEMBER 13
National Cocoa Day
National Violin Day
National Day Of The Horse (Senate Res. 452)
Pick a Pathologist Pal Day
First Export of American Furs
Dick Van Dyke Born
DECEMBER 14
National Bouillabaisse Day
The Birth of Quantum Theory
Saturday Night Fever World Premiere
First U.S. President George Washington Dies
DECEMBER 15
National Wear Your Pearls Day
National Cupcake/ Lemon Cupcake Day
Bill of Rights Day
Cat Herders Day #CatHerdersDay
Leaning Tower of Pisa Reopens
Schindler’s List Opens, Spielberg Wins First Oscar
DECEMBER 16
National Chocolate-covered Anything Day
Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day – Third Friday in December
Underdog Day – Third Friday in December
Day of Reconciliation
The Boston Tea Party
Jane Austen’s Birthday
DECEMBER 17
National Maple Syrup Day
Wright Brothers Day
First Airplane Flies
A Christmas Carol is Published
DECEMBER 18
International Migrants Day
U.N. Arabic Language Day
National Roast Suckling Pig Day
Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day
Free Shipping Day – Changes Annually
Mayflower Docks at Plymouth Harbor
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Opens in New York
Slavery Abolished in America
Steven Spielberg Born
DECEMBER 19
National Hard Candy Day
National Oatmeal Muffin Day
Titanic Film Opens in Theaters
National Hockey Leagues Opens its First Season
DECEMBER 20
National Sangria Day
Mudd Day
DECEMBER 21
National French Fried Shrimp Day
Crossword Puzzle Day
Humbug Day #HumbugDay
Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day
Winter Solstice – Day Between December 20 and 23
National Flashlight Day – Day of Winter Solstice
National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day – First Day of Winter
Yule – Day of Winter Solstice
The Graduate Opens in New York
A Beautiful Mind Debuts in Theaters
DECEMBER 22
National Date Nut Bread Day
Anne and Samantha Day (also June 21)
Forefathers Day – December 22 – Unless on Sunday, Then Following Monday
National Re-Gifting Day – Thursday before Christmas
First Gorilla Born in Captivity
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony World Premiere
DECEMBER 23
National Pfeffernusse Day
National Roots Day
Festivus
Van Gogh Chops Off Ear
Philadelphia Premiers In Theaters (with Tom Hanks)
DECEMBER 24
National Eggnog Day
Christmas Eve
Chanukah Begins – Changes Annually
Stephanie Meyer Author of Twilight is Born
DECEMBER 25
National Pumpkin Pie Day
A’Phabet Day or No “L” Day
Christmas
JonBenet Ramsey Murdered
To Kill A Mockingbird Debuts
Bing Crosby Introduces White Christmas to World
DECEMBER 26
National Candy Cane Day
National Thank You Note Day
National Whiner’s Day
Boxing Day (Canada)
DECEMBER 27
National Fruitcake Day
Radio City Music Hall Opens
Peter Pan by James Barrie Opens in London
DECEMBER 28
National Chocolate Candy Day
National Card Playing Day
Holy Innocents Day
Pledge of Allegiance Day
First Commercial Movie Screened by the Lumiere Brothers
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Published
Denzel Washington Born
DECEMBER 29
National Pepper Pot Day
Tick Tock Day
Ted Danson Born
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is Published
DECEMBER 30
National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
Falling Needles Family Fest Day
Bacon Day
No Interruptions Day – Last Work Day of the Year
DECEMBER 31
National Champagne Day
Leap Second Time Adjustment Day (Note: This is listed as an observance title only. Some years scientists do not make adjustments. But, if they do, then it’s done on either June 30 or December 31.)
Make Up Your Mind Day
New Year’s Eve
Universal Hour of Peace
Thomas Edison Demonstrates Incandescent Light
Anthony Hopkins is Born
