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December 5: Day of the Week
December 5, 2024 is the 340th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 26 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.
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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 5 Historical Event(s)
1496
King Manuel I of Portugal issues a decree of expulsion of “heretics” from the country.
1775
At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1815
Foundation of Maceió in Brazil.
1914
The Italian Parliament proclaims the neutrality of the country.
1945
Flight 19 is lost in the Bermuda Triangle.
1958
The Preston bypass, the UK’s first stretch of motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. It is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.
1977
Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen. The move is in retaliation for the Declaration of Tripoli against Egypt.
1993
The mayor of Wien (Vienna), Helmut Zilk, is wounded by a letter bomb.
1995
The Sri Lankan government announces the conquest of Tamil stronghold of Jaffna.
2006
Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.
Who were born on December 5?
1687
Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1762)
1829
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French Canadian politician (d. 1908)
1830
Christina Rossetti, English poet (d. 1894)
1855
Clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942)
1868
Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. 1951)
1869
Ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937)
1914
Hans Hellmut Kirst, German author (d. 1989)
1952
Andy Kim, Canadian singer, songwriter
1962
Fred Rutten, Dutch footballer and football-manager
1985
Nico Verdonck, Belgian racing driver
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