Wednesday December 17, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The 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 French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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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)

920
Romanos I is crowned co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII.
Cologne War: Forces under Ernest of Bavaria defeats the troops under Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg at the Siege of Godesberg.
Fire in the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg occurred.
Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan
World War II: Battle of the River Plate – The Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by Captain Hans Langsdorff outside Montevideo.
World War II: Japanese forces land in Northern Borneo.
Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigade in Verona, Italy.
Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years.
Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timişoara with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party’s District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire.
Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicate the throne as King of Bhutan.

Who were born on ?

Sy Oliver, American jazz arranger and bandleader (d. 1988)
Paul Butterfield, American musician (d. 1987)
Sally Menke, American film editor (d. 2010)
Kristiina Ojuland, Estonian politician
Paul Tracy, Canadian race car driver
Sinan Akkuş, Turkish-German actor
Laurie Holden, American actress
Nir Davidovich, Israeli footballer
Rena Takeshita, Japanese fashion model
Tim Wiese, German footballer

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