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December 14: Day of the Week
December 14, 2024 is the 349th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 17 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.
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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 14 Historical Event(s)
1287
St. Lucia’s flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses, killing over 50,000 people.
1542
Princess Mary Stuart becomes Mary, Queen of Scots.
1836
The Toledo War unofficially ends.
1913
Haruna, the fourth and last ship of the Sclass Kongō, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.
1918
Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne.
1941
World War II: Japan signs treaty of alliance with Thailand.
1971
Over 200 of East Pakistan’s (now Bangladesh) intellectuals are massacred by the Pakistani Army and their local allies.
1992
War in Abkhazia: During the Siege of Tkvarcheli, a helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli, Abkhazia, is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, 25 of which are children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.
1994
Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River.
2004
Cuba and Venezuela found the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas.
Who were born on December 14?
1640
(baptism date) – Aphra Behn, English playwright and novelist (d. 1689)
1853
Errico Malatesta, Italian anarcho-communist (d. 1932)
1897
Margaret Chase Smith, American politician (d. 1995)
1948
Kim Beazley, Australian politician
1951
Jan Timman, Dutch chess grandmaster
1963
Mario Yamasaki, Mixed martial arts referee
1971
Brian Gay, professional golfer; three-time winner on the PGA Tour
1972
Miranda Hart, British comedienne
1980
Didier Zokora, Ivorian footballer
1984
Jackson Rathbone, American actor and musician
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters OAAESHEJN? Check your answers here: Make words with these letters OAAESHEJN. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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