What Day of the Week

December 22, 2022 is the 356^th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 9 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.

Capricorn 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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• 1807

  The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress, at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson.
• 1920

  The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR.
• 1944

  World War II: Battle of the Bulge – German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: “Nuts!”
• 1947

  The Constituent Assembly of Italy approves the Constitution of Italy.
• 1963

  The cruise ship Lakonia burns 180 mi north of Madeira with the loss of 128 lives.
• 1974

  Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration.
• 1989

  After a week of bloody demonstrations, Ion Iliescu takes over as president of Romania, ending Nicolae Ceauşescu’s Communist authoritarian regime.
• 1997

  Hussein Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991.
• 1998

  Hurricane Quinto strikes the Cayman Islands, knocking out power to the entire island for 2 days. Looting is rampant, but contained after 12 hours.
• 2001

  Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.

• 1694

  Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and writer (d. 1768)
• 1696

  James Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia (d. 1785)
• 1819

  Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician (d. 1892)
• 1862

  Connie Mack, American baseball executive (d. 1956)
• 1907

  Dame Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (d. 1991)
• 1921

  Dimitri Fampas, Greek classical guitarist (d. 1996)
• 1936

  Wojciech Frykowski, Polish actor (d. 1969)
• 1971

  Pat Mastroianni, Canadian actor
• 1976

  Katleen De Caluwé, Belgian athlete
• 1983

  Drew Hankinson, American professional wrestler

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