What Day of the Week

December 23, 2021 is the 357^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 8 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

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

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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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• 1823

  A Visit from St. Nicholas, also known as The Night Before Christmas, is published anonymously.
• 1916

  World War I: Battle of Magdhaba – Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula.
• 1919

  Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the UK.
• 1970

  The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City is topped out at 1,368 feet (417 m), making it the tallest building in the world.
• 1972

  A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000.
• 1972

  The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having survived by cannibalism.
• 1979

  Soviet war in Afghanistan: Soviet forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.
• 1990

  History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia’s overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.
• 2002

  A MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25, making it the first time in history that an aircraft and an unmanned drone had engaged in combat.
• 2003

  PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, killing at least 234.

• 1597

  Martin Opitz von Boberfeld, German poet (d. 1639)
• 1907

  Avraham Stern, Polish-born Zionist leader (d. 1942)
• 1929

  Chet Baker, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1988)
• 1948

  Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, educator, author, and music journalist
• 1950

  Vicente del Bosque, Spanish football manager
• 1956

  Dave Murray, English musician (Iron Maiden)
• 1961

  Carol Smillie, British television personality
• 1971

  Corey Haim, Canadian actor (d. 2010)
• 1979

  Holly Madison, American model
• 1986

  Beau Champion, Australian Rugby League Player

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