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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.

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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.
• 1832

  Egyptian–Ottoman War: Egyptian forces decisively defeat Ottoman troops at the Battle of Konya.
• 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.
• 1907

  The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in in Iquique, Chile.
• 1913

  Arthur Wynne’s “word-cross”, the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.
• 1967

  Louis Washkansky, the first man to undergo a heart transplant, dies in Cape Town, South Africa, after living for 18 days after the transplant.
• 1992

  A Dutch DC-10, flight Martinair MP 495, crashes at Faro Airport, killing 56 people.
• 1994

  Mexican volcano Popocatepetl, dormant for 47 years, erupts gases and ash.
• 1995

  The city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian control.

• 1892

  Walter Hagen, American golfer (d. 1969)
• 1914

  Ivan Generalić, Austro-Hungarian-born Croatian painter (d. 1992)
• 1921

  John Severin, American comics artist
• 1940

  Ray Hildebrand, American singer (Paul & Paula)
• 1949

  Thomas Sankara, Burkinabé military figure (d. 1987)
• 1960

  Roger McDowell, American baseball player
• 1966

  Kiefer Sutherland, British-born Canadian actor
• 1967

  Ervin Johnson, American basketball player
• 1972

  Gloria De Piero, English journalist
• 1979

  Tuva Novotny, Swedish actress and singer

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