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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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.
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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)
1862
USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by an electrically detonated mine.
1925
The Majlis of Iran votes to crown Reza Khan as the new Shah of Persia.
1937
USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink US gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze River in China.
1942
World War II: German troops begin Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad.
1948
Malayan Emergency: Batang Kali Massacre – 14 members of the Scots Guards stationed in Malaysia allegedly massacre 24 unarmed civilians and set fire to the village.
1956
Beginning of the Irish Republican Army’s “Border Campaign”.
1958
Guinea joins the United Nations.
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.
1982
Women’s peace protest at Greenham Common – 30,000 women hold hands and form a human chain around the 14.5 km perimeter fence.
1991
Russian Federation gains independence from the USSR.
Who were born on December 12?
1526
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral.
1783
Ner Alexander Middleswarth, American politician (d. 1865)
1792
Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek prince (d. 1828)
1922
Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and writer (d. 1979)
1923
Bob Barker, American television game show host
1944
Jean Doré, Canadian politician
1952
Brenton Broadstock, Australian composer and academic
1968
Laurie Williams, Jamaican cricketer (d. 2002)
1982
Ai Kato, Japanese actress
1986
Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Japanese singer (AAA (band))
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