What Day of the Week

December 18, 2019 is the 352^nd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 13 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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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.
• 1777

  The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the Americans over General John Burgoyne in the Battle of Saratoga in October.
• 1888

  Richard Wetherill and his brother in-law discover the ancient Indian ruins of Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde.
• 1900

  The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook Narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in or 762 mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.
• 1912

  The Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, is announced by Charles Dawson.
• 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.
• 1917

  The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by the United States Congress.
• 1935

  The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.
• 1978

  Dominica joins the United Nations.
• 2002

  2003 California recall: Then Governor of California Gray Davis announces that the state would face a record budget deficit of $35 billion, roughly double the figure reported during his reelection campaign one month earlier.

• 1507

  Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)
• 1910

  Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby and cricket international player and referee/umpire (d. 2010)
• 1928

  Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (d. 2003)
• 1940

  Bramwell Morrison, member of Sharon, Lois & Bram
• 1948

  Bill Nelson, English musician (Be-Bop Deluxe)
• 1950

  Heinz-Josef Kehr, German footballer
• 1950

  Sarath Fonseka, former commander of the Sri Lanka Army and a former Chief of Defence of Sri Lanka.
• 1970

  Johnny Yeo, English artist
• 1974

  Peter Boulware, American football player
• 1978

  Katie Holmes, American actress

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