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Thursday December 21, 2023

December 21: Day of the Week

December 21, 2023 is the 355th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 10 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

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

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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.

December 21: This Day in History

This is a frequent day for the winter solstice to occur in the northern hemisphere and summer solstice to occur in the southern hemisphere.

December 21 Historical Event(s)

  • 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.
  • 1872
    Challenger expedition: HMS Challenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth.
  • 1883
    The first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army are formed: The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment.
  • 1907
    The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in in Iquique, Chile.
  • 1910
    An underground explosion at the Hulton Bank Colliery No. 3 Pit in Over Hulton, Westhoughton, England, kills 344 miners.
  • 1968
    Apollo program: Apollo 8 launched from the Kennedy Space Center, placing its crew on a lunar trajectory for the first visit to another celestial body by humans.
  • 1969
    The United Nations adopts the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
  • 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.

Who were born on December 21?

  • 1118
    Thomas Becket, Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1170)
  • 1778
    Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish politician (d. 1860)
  • 1872
    Don Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer (d. 1956)
  • 1922
    Itubwa Amram, Nauruan pastor and politician (d. 1989)
  • 1948
    Willi Resetarits, Austrian musician
  • 1951
    Nick Gilder, English musician (Sweeney Todd)
  • 1955
    Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Japanese musician
  • 1973
    Karmen Stavec, German-born Slovenian singer
  • 1976
    Mirela Manjani, Greek javelin thrower
  • 1982
    Philip Humber, American baseball player

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