11.00am (AEDT) – the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge begins, where a team of 4 Aussi will row across the Atlantic International Day of Neutrality

International Universal Health Coverage Day

Poinsettia Day

Gingerbread House Day

Anniversary of:
• Washington DC being established as the capital of the USA (1800)
• the birthdays of painter Edvard Munch (1863) and crooner Frank Sinatra (1915)