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December 12: Day of the Week
December 12, 2024 is the 347th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 19 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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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 12 Historical Event(s)
627
Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II’s Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.
1787
Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the United States Constitution five days after Delaware became the first.
1870
Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman, the first one being Hiram Revels.
1897
Belo Horizonte, the first planned city in Brazil, is founded.
1911
Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.
1940
World War II: Approximately 70 people are killed in the Marples Hotel, Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, as a result of a German air raid.
1941
World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria. Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States. India declares war on Japan.
1979
A major earthquake and tsunami kill 259 people in Colombia.
1979
Coup d'état of December Twelfth: South Korean Army Major General Chun Doo-hwan orders the arrest of Army Chief of Staff General Jeong Seung-hwa without authorization from President Choi Kyu-ha, alleging involvement in the assassination of ex-President Park Chung Hee.
1991
Russian Federation gains independence from the USSR.
Who were born on December 12?
1799
Karl Briullov, Russian painter (d. 1852)
1876
Alvin Kraenzlein, American athlete (d. 1928)
1908
Gustav Ernesaks, Estonian composer and conductor (d. 1993)
1914
Patrick O'Brian, English author (d. 2000)
1927
Robert Noyce, American inventor (d. 1990)
1938
Connie Francis, American singer
1968
Laurie Williams, Jamaican cricketer (d. 2002)
1972
Brandon Teena, American murder victim (d. 1993)
1977
Orlando Hudson, American baseball player
1979
Garrett Atkins, American baseball player
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