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December 7: Day of the Week
December 7, 2024 is the 342nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 24 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.
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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 7 Historical Event(s)
1724
Tumult of Thorn – religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.
1776
Marquis de Lafayette arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
1862
US Civil War: Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas.
1965
Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras simultaneously revoke mutual excommunications that had been in place since 1054.
1970
The first ever general election on the basis of direct adult franchise is held in Pakistan for 313 National Assembly seats.
1971
Pakistan President Yahya Khan announces the formation of a Coalition Government at Centre with Nurul Amin as Prime Minister and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto as Vice-Prime Minister.
1972
Apollo 17, the last Apollo moon mission, is launched. The crew takes the photograph known as The Blue Marble as they leave the Earth.
1988
Spitak Earthquake: In Armenia an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale kills nearly 25,000, injures 15,000 and leaves 400,000 homeless.
1989
Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran complete their trilogy of boxing fights nine years after their first two fights, at the opening of the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada; Leonard retains his WBC world Super Middleweight title by a 12 round unanimous decision.
1999
The Recording Industry Association of America files a lawsuit against the Napster file-sharing client alleging copyright infringement.
Who were born on December 7?
521
Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)
1637
Bernardo Pasquini, Italian composer (d. 1710)
1863
Felix Calonder, Swiss politician (d. 1952)
1905
Gerard Kuiper, Dutch-born American astronomer (d. 1973)
1948
Mads Vinding, Danish bassist
1960
Craig Scanlon, English guitarist (The Fall)
1971
Vladimir Akopian, Armenian chess player
1978
Frankie J, Mexican-born American singer
1984
Aaron Gray, American basketball player
1987
Thomas Fiss, American singer (Varsity Fanclub)
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