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December 17: Day of the Week
December 17, 2024 is the 352nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 14 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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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 17 Historical Event(s)
1600
Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.
1903
The Wright Brothers make their first powered and heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
1939
World War II: Battle of the River Plate – The Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by Captain Hans Langsdorff outside Montevideo.
1944
World War II: Battle of the Bulge – Malmedy massacre – American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are shot by Waffen-SS Kampfgruppe Peiper.
1947
First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.
1970
Polish 1970 protests: In Gdynia soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens.
1989
The first episode of television series The Simpsons, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”, airs in the United States.
1997
The United Kingdom commences its Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997, which extends the state’s gun ban to include all handguns—with the exception of antique and show weapons.
2003
SpaceShipOne flight 11P, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first supersonic flight.
2005
Anti-WTO protesters riot in Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Who were born on December 17?
1835
Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, American scientist; son of Louis Agassiz (d. 1910)
1915
André Claveau, French singer (d. 2003)
1937
John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (d. 1969)
1964
Michele Tafoya, American sportcaster
1966
Valeri Liukin, Soviet gymnast
1975
Bree Sharp, American singer/songwriter
1975
Nick Dinsmore (Eugene), American professional wrestler
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