A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
December 12: Day of the Week
December 12, 2024 is the 347th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 19 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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Here’s the December calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
December 12 Historical Event(s)
1901
Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal at Signal Hill in St John’s, Newfoundland.
1911
King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck are enthroned as Emperor and Empress of India.
1939
HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.
1941
World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.
1946
A fire at a New York City ice plant spreads to a nearby tenement killing 37 people.
1948
Malayan Emergency: Batang Kali Massacre – 14 members of the Scots Guards stationed in Malaysia allegedly massacre 24 unarmed civilians and set fire to the village.
1956
Beginning of the Irish Republican Army’s “Border Campaign”.
1958
Guinea joins the United Nations.
1964
Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta becomes the first President of the Republic of Kenya.
1979
The unrecognised state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia returns to British control and resumes using the name Southern Rhodesia.
Who were born on December 12?
1799
Karl Briullov, Russian painter (d. 1852)
1887
Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer (d. 1974)
1920
Fred Kida, American comics artist
1924
Ray Cordeiro, Hong Kong radio personality
1928
Helen Frankenthaler, American artist (d. 2011)
1963
Ai Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
1963
Liz Claman, American television anchor
1972
Hank Williams III, American musician
1979
John Salmons, American basketball player
1985
David Veikune, American football player
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