What Day of the Week

December 21, 2021 is the 355^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 10 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

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

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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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• 1598

  Battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelentaru, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile.
• 1832

  Egyptian–Ottoman War: Egyptian forces decisively defeat Ottoman troops at the Battle of Konya.
• 1861

  Medal of Honor: Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.
• 1910

  An underground explosion at the Hulton Bank Colliery No. 3 Pit in Over Hulton, Westhoughton, England, kills 344 miners.
• 1913

  Arthur Wynne’s “word-cross”, the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.
• 1946

  An 8.1 Mw earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Nankaidō, Japan, kill over 1,300 people and destroy over 38,000 homes.
• 1962

  Rondane National Park is established as Norway’s first national park.
• 1979

  Lancaster House Agreement: An independence agreement for Rhodesia is signed in London by Lord Carrington, Sir Ian Gilmour, Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, Bishop Abel Muzorewa and S.C. Mundawarara.
• 1994

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

• 1778

  Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish politician (d. 1860)
• 1840

  Namık Kemal, Turkish nationalist poet (d. 1888)
• 1850

  Zdeněk Fibich, Bohemian composer (d. 1900)
• 1851

  Thomas Chipman McRae, American politician (d. 1929)
• 1873

  Blagoje Bersa, Croatian composer (d. 1934)
• 1913

  Arnold Friberg, American illustrator (d. 2010)
• 1920

  Jean Gascon, Canadian actor (d. 1988)
• 1947

  Bryan Hamilton, Northern Irish footballer
• 1973

  Karmen Stavec, German-born Slovenian singer
• 1982

  Tom Payne, British actor

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