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National Cupcake Day December 15 | ||
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Bill Of Rights Day December 15 | ||
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Cat Herders Day December 15 | ||
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National Wear Your Pearls Day December 15 | ||
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International Tea Day December 15 | ||
Also on December 15
✡️ Religious Observances
- Islamic: Urs of Hadhrat Shaykh Moīn al-Dīn Chishti (ق) major
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 2014 — Man Haron Monis takes 18 hostages inside a café in Martin Place for 16 hours in Sydney. Monis and two hostages are killed when police... ↗
- 2013 — The South Sudanese Civil War begins when opposition leaders Dr. Riek Machar, Pagan Amum and Rebecca Nyandeng vote to boycott the meeting... ↗
- 2010 — A boat carrying 90 asylum seekers crashes into rocks off the coast of Christmas Island, Australia, killing 48 people. ↗
- 2005 — Introduction of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor into USAF active service. ↗
- 2001 — The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1997 — Zach Banks, American race car driver
- 1997 — Magdalena Fręch, Polish tennis player
- 1988 — Steven N'Zonzi, French footballer
- 1986 — Kim Junsu, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1986 — Iveta Mazáčová, Czech sprinter