30 November 2017
What’s on in December 2017
…or what will be in the news?
by AGGro
FRI 1st |
World AIDS Day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning those who have died of the disease. |
| 75 years ago: WW2 – The cruiser US Northampton is sunk as Japanese destroyers attempt to come down “the Slot” to Guadalcanal. | |
SAT 2nd |
Small Business Saturday UK – campaign to encourage consumers to ‘shop local’. Many small businesses host events and offer discounts. |
| Oxford University goes down after Michaelmas Term | |
| Cricket: Australia v England, second Ashes Test, Adelaide (d/n) until 06/12 | |
| Rugby League: World Cup Final, Brisbane | |
| Rugby Union: Wales v South Africa | |
SUN 3rd |
ADVENT SUNDAY only now may carols be played in the shops! |
MON 4th |
125 years ago: Birth of Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain (died 1975) |
| 75 years ago: WW2 – first US bombing of mainland Italy – Naples. | |
| Phillip Hammond (Chancellor of the Exchequer) is 57 today. | |
TUES 5th |
Turner Prize 2017 Winner announced on the BBC from the Ferens Art Gallery, Hull as part of the UK City of Culture celebrations. Every other year, the prize leaves Tate Britain and is presented at a venue outside London. The Turner Prize award totals £40,000 with £25,000 going to the winner and £5,000 each for the other shortlisted artists. |
WED 6th |
100 years since Finland declares independence from Russia |
THURS 7th |
Rugby Union: Oxford v Cambridge, Twickenham – Women’s KO: 11.30am / Men’s KO: 3.00pm |
| 75 years ago: WW2 Operation Frankton – British commandos raided on shipping in Bordeaux harbour- (Cockleshell Heroes) | |
FRI 8th |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception Catholics celebrate the conception of Christ in the womb of the Virgin Mary |
| Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) – Buddhist festival. | |
| 50 years ago: Beatles released Magical Mystery Tour EP (13 years later on this day John Lennon (aged 40) was shot dead by Mark David Chapman in New York) | |
SAT 9th |
Last posting dates from UK to Australia, New Zealand Greece & Turkey. |
| 30 years ago: Microsoft releases Windows 2.0 | |
| Dame Judy Dench is 83 today | |
SUN 10th |
Squash: World Championships, Manchester – until 17 /12 |
| 200 years since Mississippi becomes the 20th U.S. state | |
MON 11th |
50 years ago: ‘Hello Goodbye’ by the Beatles was No 1 in the Top 10 UK |
TUES 12th |
75 years ago: WW2 – “Operation Winter Storm”, Germans attempt to break through to forces trapped in Stalingrad. |
WED 13th |
Jewish Festival of Hanukkah – until 20/11 |
| 50 years ago: Otis Redding, American singer died in an air crash (b. 1941) | |
| Taylor Swift is 28 today | |
THURS 14th |
Cricket: Australia V England, Third Ashes Test, Perth – until 18/12 |
FRI 15th |
Last posting dates from UK to Austria, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain & Switzerland |
| Dave Clark (Five) is 75 today. | |
SAT 16th |
Last posting dates from UK to Ireland, Belgium, France & Luxembourg |
| Quentin Blake (illustrator) is 85 | |
SUN 17th |
Saturnalia ancient Roman pagan festival |
| BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards, Liverpool | |
| Pope Francis is 81 today | |
MON 18th |
310 years ago: birth of Charles Wesley, English Methodist hymnist (d. 1788) |
TUES 19th |
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WED 20th |
London schools break up for Christmas holiday – until 02/01/2018 |
| Last posting dates from UK for 2nd Class and 2nd Class ‘Signed For’ | |
THURS 21st |
WINTER SOLSTICE – “shortest” day (7 hrs. 49 mins) when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is least aligned with the sun thus the least daylight of the year – sunset in UK is around 3.45pm. |
| Last posting dates from UK for 1st Class and 1st Class Signed For | |
| Courts & Tribunals Judiciary: End of Michaelmas Term | |
| Jane Fonda (actress) is 80 today | |
FRI 22nd |
Mad Friday (aka Black Eye Friday) nickname for the last Friday before Christmas, the most popular night for office & works Christmas parties – a busy night for ambulances & police |
| Ralph Fiennes (actor) is 55 today | |
SAT 23rd |
Emperor Akihito of Japan is 84 today |
SUN 24th |
CHRISTMAS EVE |
| 300 years ago: Christmas flood: A disastrous flood hits the North Sea coast, between the Netherlands and Denmark; thousands die or lose their houses – until 25/12/1717 | |
| 75 years ago: WW2 – French Admiral Darlan, the former Vichy leader who had switched over to the Allies following the Torch landings, is assassinated in Algiers. | |
| Ed Milliband is 48 | |
MON 25th |
CHRISTMAS DAY |
TUES 26th |
BOXING DAY – St Stephen’s Day |
| Cricket: Australia v England, fourth Ashes Test, Melbourne – 30/12 | |
| Horse racing – King George VI Chase, Kempton | |
WED 27th |
10 years ago: President Benazair Bhutto of Pakistan assassinated |
THURS 28th |
Dame Maggie Smith is 83 today |
FRI 29th |
Ted Danson (Cheers) is 70 and Jude Law (British actor) is 45 today |
SAT 30th |
11 years ago: Saddam Hussein (President of Iraq 1979 – 2003) executed. |
| 95 years ago: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed. | |
| Tiger Woods is 42 & Mike Nesmith (Monkees) is 75 today | |
SUN 31st |
NEW YEAR’S EVE (aka Hogmanay in Scotland). |
| 75 years ago: WW2 – Battle of the Barents Sea, the British win a strategic victory, leading Hitler to largely abandon the use of surface raiders in favour of U-boats. | |
| 160 years ago: Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa, then a small logging town, as the capital of Canada. | |
| Alex Salmond is 76 today. | |
2018
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NEW YEAR’S DAY – BANK HOLIDAY. |
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