December 20: Day of the Week
December 20, 2019 is the 354th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 11 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
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Here’s the December calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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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December 20 Historical Event(s)
- 69Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of emperor.
- 1860South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.
- 1924Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison
- 1942World War II: Bombing of Calcutta by the Japanese.
- 1952United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns in Moses Lake, Washington killing 87.
- 1955Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.
- 1968The Zodiac Killer kills Betty Lou Jenson and David Faraday in Vallejo, California.
- 1995NATO begins peacekeeping in Bosnia.
- 2005In Durrës, Albania was founded Aleksander Moisiu University.
- 2005US District Court Judge John E. Jones III rules against mandating the teaching of “intelligent design” in his ruling of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District.
Who were born on December 20?
- 1579(baptized) John Fletcher, English playwright (d. 1625)
- 1909Vakkom Majeed, Indian politician (d. 2000)
- 1938John Harbison, American composer
- 1942Rana Bhagwandas, Former Pakistani Chief Justice
- 1944Jean Fergusson, English actress
- 1946John Spencer, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1948Alan Parsons, British music producer and artist
- 1950Arturo Marquez, Mexican composer
- 1966Matt Neal, British Race Driver
- 1977Saukrates, Canadian rapper
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