Wednesday December 17, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from β€œThe Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the st week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1538
Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.
France formally recognizes the United States of America.
Culmination of the Darwin Rebellion as some 1000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
World War II: Battle of the River Plate – The Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by Captain Hans Langsdorff outside Montevideo.
Fire in the Gran Circus American in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the biggest tragedy in circus history.
Terrorism: 30 passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport.
The first episode of television series The Simpsons, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”, airs in the United States.
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.
Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicate the throne as King of Bhutan.
Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire.This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution. The success of the Tunisian protests sparked protests in several other Arab countries.

Who were born on ?

Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1749)
Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (d. 1801)
Raymond Fernandez, American convicted murderer (d. 1951)
Ray Jablonski, American baseball player (d. 1985)
Calvin Waller, American Army general (d. 1996)
John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (d. 1969)
Paul Butterfield, American musician (d. 1987)
Bernard Hill, English actor
Earl Hudson, American drummer (Bad Brains)
Oxana Fedorova, Russian beauty pageant contestant (Miss Universe 2002)

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