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December 16: Day of the Week
December 16, 2024 is the 351st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 15 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
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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 16 Historical Event(s)
1431
Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris.
1497
Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope, the point where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.
1773
American Revolution: Boston Tea Party – Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawks dump crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.
1838
Battle of Blood River: Voortrekkers led by Andries Pretorius and Sarel Cilliers defeat Zulu impis, led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
1864
American Civil War: Franklin-Nashville Campaign – Battle of Nashville – Major General George H. Thomas’s Union forces defeat Lieutenant General John Bell Hood’s Confederate Army of Tennessee.
1907
The Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world
1942
Holocaust: Porajmos – Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz.
1947
William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.
1965
Vietnam War: General William Westmoreland sends U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara a request for 243,000 more men by the end of 1966.
1998
Iraq disarmament crisis: Operation Desert Fox – The United States and United Kingdom bomb targets in Iraq.
Who were born on December 16?
1834
Léon Walras, French economist (d. 1910)
1883
Károly Kós, Hungarian architect, writer and politician from Transylvania (d. 1977)
1902
Rafael Alberti, Spanish poet (d. 1999)
1950
Claudia Cohen, American gossip columnist and socialite (d. 2007)
1960
Pat Van Den Hauwe, Belgian footballer
1965
Melanie Sloan, American attorney
1966
Clifford Robinson, American basketball player
1970
Daniel Cosgrove, American actor
1979
Jessie Ward, American professional wrestler
1982
Garnon Davies, Welsh actor
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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 RRAFSADMEGGIA? Check your answers here: Word finder RRAFSADMEGGIA. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.