2022
Institutional decision
International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
The UN Digital Library action record gives 7 December 2022, adopted without a vote at the 46th plenary meeting.
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What is celebrated on December 7?
See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to December 7. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.
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2021
Later action
Fête de l’Évacuation
Lists Fête de l’Évacuation on 15 October for specified public-sector personnel and repeals contrary earlier provisions, expressly including Decree No. 2011-317.
2021
Later action
Republic Day
Lists Fête de la République on July 25 as a one-day holiday for personnel of the State, local authorities and public administrative institutions.
2020
Institutional decision
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
Exact action/adoption date of the establishing instrument in the reviewed institutional/legal source.
2019
First observance
National Patio Day
Stratco and Cancer Council materials identify Saturday, December 7, 2019 as the inaugural campaign date.
2017
Later action
National Handwriting Day
The resolution expressed support for designating January 23, 2018 as National Handwriting Day; it was introduced and referred to committee rather than enacted as a federal public…
2016
Institutional decision
World Tuna Day
The UN Digital Library records adoption without a vote at the 55th plenary meeting on 7 December 2016.
1994
First observance
International Civil Aviation Day
ICAO states that International Civil Aviation Day began in 1994, the fiftieth anniversary year of the Chicago Convention.
Curated global anchors
See the collection →Major global guides on December 7
A reviewed starting point drawn from prominent global observances with strong institutional or organizer sources. Each observance keeps its own documented status and scope.
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International Civil Aviation Day
A/RES/51/33
Reviewed depth
Other in-depth guides on December 7
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Armed Forces Flag Day
Government of India Ministry of Defence / Press Information Bureau material identifies December 7 as Armed Forces Flag Day, states that it has been observed throughout India since 1949, and…
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Memorial Day (Timor-Leste)
Timor-Leste Law No. 3/2016 amended the public-holidays law so 7 December is Memorial/Memory Day, commemorating those who resisted the Indonesian occupation and fought for national liberatio…
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National Illinois Day
National Day Calendar lists its private National Illinois Day on December 7 within the National State Days series. The U.S. Senate separately records December 3, 1818 statehood, while Illin…
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National Letter Writing Day
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History identifies December 7 as National Letter Writing Day, and the University of Michigan Clements Library documented the same date in 2009 wh…
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
36 U.S.C. §129 designates December 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and requests annual proclamations and half-staff display; historical notes trace the designation to Public Law…
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6 observances
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Armed Forces Flag Day
Government of India Ministry of Defence / Press Information Bureau material identifies December 7 as Armed Forces Flag Day, states that it has been observed throughout India since 1949, and…
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
International Civil Aviation Day
A/RES/51/33
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
Memorial Day (Timor-Leste)
Timor-Leste Law No. 3/2016 amended the public-holidays law so 7 December is Memorial/Memory Day, commemorating those who resisted the Indonesian occupation and fought for national liberatio…
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
National Illinois Day
National Day Calendar lists its private National Illinois Day on December 7 within the National State Days series. The U.S. Senate separately records December 3, 1818 statehood, while Illin…
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
National Letter Writing Day
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History identifies December 7 as National Letter Writing Day, and the University of Michigan Clements Library documented the same date in 2009 wh…
Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
36 U.S.C. §129 designates December 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and requests annual proclamations and half-staff display; historical notes trace the designation to Public Law…
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