What Day of the Week

December 17, 2023 is the 351^st day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 14 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.

• 1538

  Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.
• 1718

  Great Britain declares war on Spain.
• 1777

  France formally recognizes the United States of America.
• 1790

  Discovery of the Aztec calendar stone.
• 1939

  World War II: Battle of the River Plate – The Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by Captain Hans Langsdorff outside Montevideo.
• 1957

  The United States successfully launches the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• 1973

  Terrorism: 30 passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport.
• 1989

  Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years.
• 2003

  The Soham murder trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. His girlfriend Maxine Carr is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
• 2005

  Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicate the throne as King of Bhutan.

• 1734

  Maria I of Portugal, Portuguese queen (d. 1816)
• 1842

  Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician; (d. 1899)
• 1887

  Empress Hermine Reuss of Germany (d. 1947)
• 1905

  Simo Häyhä, Finnish sniper (d. 2002)
• 1926

  Ray Jablonski, American baseball player (d. 1985)
• 1935

  George Lindsey, American actor
• 1943

  Ron Geesin, Scottish musician and composer
• 1971

  Alan Khan, South African radio & TV presenter
• 1979

  Jaimee Foxworth, American actress
• 1982

  Craig Kielburger, Canadian anti-child-labor activist

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