What Day of the Week

December 21, 2019 is the 355^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 10 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.

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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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• 1140

  Conrad III of Germany besieged Weinsberg.
• 1844

  The Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the Cooperative movement.
• 1861

  Medal of Honor: Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.
• 1872

  Challenger expedition: HMS Challenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth.
• 1879

  World première of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen.
• 1941

  World War II: A formal treaty of alliance between Thailand and Japan is signed in the presence of the Emerald Buddha in Wat Phra Kaew.
• 1946

  An 8.1 Mw earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Nankaidō, Japan, kill over 1,300 people and destroy over 38,000 homes.
• 1988

  A bomb explodes on board Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270.
• 1995

  The city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian control.
• 1999

  The Spanish Civil Guard intercepts a van loaded with 950 kg of explosives that ETA intended to use to blow up Torre Picasso in Madrid.

• 1401

  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)
• 1924

  Rita Reys, Dutch jazzsinger
• 1940

  Frank Zappa, American musician (d. 1993)
• 1943

  André Arthur. Canadian radio host
• 1967

  Fritz Karl, Austrian actor
• 1972

  Claudia Poll, Costa Rican swimmer
• 1972

  Erwin Schrott, Uruguayan opera singer
• 1975

  Paloma Herrera, Argentine ballet dancer
• 1985

  Tom Sturridge, British actor
• 1989

  Tamannaah, Indian actress

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