What Day of the Week

December 14, 2023 is the 348^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 17 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.

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.

• 1836

  The Toledo War unofficially ends.
• 1902

  The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from Ocean Beach, San Francisco to Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 1946

  The United Nations General Assembly votes to establish its headquarters in New York City.
• 1962

  NASA’s Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.
• 1963

  Baldwin Hills Reservoir wall bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles.
• 1964

  American Civil Rights Movement: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States – The United States Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Congress can use the Constitution’s Commerce Clause power to fight discrimination.
• 1992

  War in Abkhazia: During the Siege of Tkvarcheli, a helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli, Abkhazia, is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, 25 of which are children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.
• 1994

  Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River.
• 1999

  Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
• 2003

  President of Pakistan Pervez Musharaf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.

• 1631

  Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)
• 1895

  Paul Eluard, French poet (d. 1952)
• 1913

  Dan Dailey, American actor (d. 1978)
• 1914

  Attila Petschauer, Hungarian fencer (d. 1943)
• 1954

  Alan Kulwicki, American NASCAR driver (d. 1993)
• 1956

  Hanni Wenzel, Liechtenstein skier
• 1972

  Marcus Jensen, American baseball player
• 1975

  Justin Furstenfeld, American rock singer
• 1979

  Sophie Monk, Australian actress, singer, and model
• 1981

  Johnny Jeter, American professional wrestler

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