What happened to flags on 7 December
3 flags in the atlas carry this date. The sentence under each one is where that is written down, in its own article.
- Azerbaijan 1918
On 7 December 1918, the updated state flag was raised over Azerbaijan's parliament building.
From Flag of Azerbaijan on Wikipedia, as it read on 2026-08-29
- Lebanon 1943
Adopted on 7 December 1943, shortly before Lebanon gained independence from France, the flag's design reflects the country's geography, history, and cultural heritage.
From Flag of Lebanon on Wikipedia, as it read on 2026-08-29
- United Nations 1946
The emblem was adopted by the plenary session of the UNO on 7 December 1946, and the flag was officially adopted on 20 October 1947.
From Flag of the United Nations on Wikipedia, as it read on 2026-08-29
How a day gets onto this site
A flag is here because a sentence in its own English Wikipedia article puts it on this date, and that sentence is printed above. Nothing was worked out from a year, and nothing was written for the occasion. Every sentence names the article it came from and the version of that article it was read in, so you can go and check it.
The calendar is still short rather than full. A third of the year has no page here, because a flag only gets a day when a sentence in its article puts something on one, and plenty of articles never do. Nothing is invented to fill the gap.