A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
December 18: Day of the Week
December 18, 2024 is the 353rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 13 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.
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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 18 Historical Event(s)
1271
Kublai Khan renames his empire “Yuan” (ࠠ3; yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of Mongolia and China.
1777
The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the Americans over General John Burgoyne in the Battle of Saratoga in October.
1787
New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1898
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245 mi/h in a Jeantaud electric car.
1912
The Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, is announced by Charles Dawson.
1966
Saturn’s moon Epimetheus is discovered by Richard L. Walker.
1972
Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will engage North Vietnam in Operation Linebacker II, a series of Christmas bombings, after peace talks collapsed with North Vietnam on the 13th.
1987
Larry Wall releases the first version of the Perl programming language.
1997
HTML 4.0 is published by the World Wide Web Consortium.
2006
The first of a series of floods strikes Malaysia. The death toll of all flooding is at least 118, with over 400,000 people displaced.
Who were born on December 18?
1863
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria (d. 1914)
1873
Francis Burton Harrison, American political figure (d. 1957)
1890
Edwin Armstrong, American inventor (d. 1954)
1927
Ramsey Clark, 66th U.S. Attorney General
1935
Jacques Pépin, French chef
1968
Mark Cooper, Manager of Peterborough F.C
1969
Justin Edinburgh, English footballer
1972
DJ Lethal, Latvian-born American DJ (House of Pain, Limp Bizkit)
1973
Leila Arcieri, American actress and model
1976
Koyuki, Japanese actress and model
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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 GFAOIZXIE? Check your answers here: Make words with these letters GFAOIZXIE. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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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.