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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• 1598

  Battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelentaru, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile.
• 1620

  Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
• 1844

  The Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the Cooperative movement.
• 1872

  Challenger expedition: HMS Challenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth.
• 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.
• 1913

  Arthur Wynne’s “word-cross”, the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.
• 1962

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

• 1603

  Roger Williams, English theologian and founder of the American colony Providence Plantations (d. 1684)
• 1876

  Jack Lang, Australian politician (d. 1975)
• 1909

  Seicho Matsumoto, Japanese mystery writer and journalist (d. 1992)
• 1920

  Bob Bindig, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
• 1942

  Hu Jintao, Chinese president
• 1953

  Betty Wright, American singer
• 1960

  Roger McDowell, American baseball player
• 1972

  Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Indian politician
• 1985

  James Stewart Jr., American motorcycle racer
• 1987

  Valerie Concepcion, Filipino actress

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