What Day of the Week

December 18, 2020 is the 353^rd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 13 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

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

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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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• 1271

  Kublai Khan renames his empire “Yuan” (ࠠ3; yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of Mongolia and China.
• 1888

  Richard Wetherill and his brother in-law discover the ancient Indian ruins of Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde.
• 1916

  World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces under Chief of Staff Erich Von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337,000 casualties.
• 1935

  The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.
• 1958

  Project SCORE, the world’s first communications satellite, is launched.
• 1966

  Saturn’s moon Epimetheus is discovered by Richard L. Walker.
• 1971

  Capitol Reef National Park is established in Utah.
• 1973

  The Islamic Development Bank is founded.
• 1978

  Dominica joins the United Nations.
• 2006

  United Arab Emirates holds its first-ever elections.

• 1725

  Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (d. 1791)
• 1897

  Fletcher Henderson, American arranger and composer (d. 1952)
• 1927

  Ramsey Clark, 66th U.S. Attorney General
• 1928

  Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (d. 2003)
• 1945

  Jean Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1946

  Steven Spielberg, American film director
• 1963

  Greg D'Angelo, American musician (White Lion)
• 1968

  Casper Van Dien, American actor
• 1975

  David O'Doherty, Irish comedian
• 1985

  Hana Soukupová, Czech supermodel

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