A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
December 1: Day of the Week
December 1, 2024 is the 336th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 30 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is domingo.
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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 1 Historical Event(s)
1822
Peter I is crowned Emperor of Brazil.
1865
Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina.
1913
Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.
1919
Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (she had been elected to that position on November 28).
1958
The Central African Republic becomes independent from France.
1976
Angola joins the United Nations.
1981
A Yugoslavian Inex Adria Aviopromet DC-9 crashes in Corsica killing all 180 people on board.
1988
Benazir Bhutto is appointed Prime Minister of Pakistan.
2001
Captain Bill Compton brings Trans World Airlines Flight 220, an MD-83, into St. Louis International Airport bringing to an end 76 years of TWA operations following TWA’s purchase by American Airlines.
2009
The Treaty of Lisbon, which amends the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, which together comprise the constitutional basis of European Union, comes into effect.
Who were born on December 1?
1083
Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)
1895
Henry Williamson, English author (d. 1977)
1913
Mary Martin, American actor and singer (d. 1990)
1917
Marty Marion, American baseball player and manager (d.2011)
1955
Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress
1958
Charlene Tilton, American actress
1963
Marco Greco, Brazilian racing driver
1970
Sarah Silverman, American actress and comedian
1971
John Schlimm, American author
1985
Emiliano Viviano, Italian footballer
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