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Events in the month of December for writers and readers

Read a New Book Month (also September)

• December 1 – World AIDS Day
• December 7 – Letter Writing Day
• December 9 – John Milton’s Birthday
• December 10 – Dewey Decimal System Day; Emily Dickinson’s Birthday
• December 14 – Nostradamus’ Birthday
• December 16 – Jane Austen’s Birthday
• December 18 – Hanukah
• December 21 – Crossword Puzzle Day; National Short Story Day; Winter Solstice (Northern Hemisphere); Summer Solstice (Southern Hemisphere)
• December 24 – Christmas Eve; Jolabokaflod; Stephenie Meyer’s Birthday
• December 25 – Christmas Day
• December 26 – Boxing Day (Canada, U.K.); Kwanzaa
• December 30 – Rudyard Kipling’s Birthday
• December 31 – New Year’s Eve

Famous December Birthdays