What Day of the Week

December 12, 2021 is the 346^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 19 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.

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

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Here’s the December calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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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  Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II’s Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.
• 1911

  Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.
• 1915

  President of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai, announces his intention to reinstate the monarchy and proclaim himself Emperor of China.
• 1917

  In Nebraska, Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
• 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.
• 1942

  World War II: German troops begin Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad.
• 1956

  Beginning of the Irish Republican Army’s “Border Campaign”.
• 1963

  Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1984

  Maaouiya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya becomes the third president of Mauritania after a coup d'état against Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla while the latter is attending a summit.
• 1985

  Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing 256, including 236 members of the United States Army’s 101st Airborne Division.

• 1902

  Koloman Sokol, Slovak painter (d. 2003)
• 1924

  Robert Coogan, American actor (d. 1978)
• 1940

  Sharad Pawar, Indian politician
• 1957

  Robert Lepage, French Canadian playwright
• 1963

  Ai Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 1967

  Yuzo Koshiro, Japanese composer
• 1968

  Kate Humble, English television presenter
• 1972

  Nicky Eaden, English footballer
• 1973

  Gary Breen, Republic of Ireland footballer
• 1981

  Pedro Ríos Maestre, Spanish footballer

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