What Day of the Week

December 23, 2020 is the 358^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 8 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

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

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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.
• 1913

  The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve.
• 1914

  World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.
• 1936

  First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
• 1941

  World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Japanese Imperial Army occupies Wake Island.
• 1947

  The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
• 1972

  The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having survived by cannibalism.
• 1982

  The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces it has identified dangerous levels of dioxin in the soil of Times Beach, Missouri.
• 1986

  Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling.
• 1990

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

• 1173

  Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)
• 1513

  Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577)
• 1907

  Avraham Stern, Polish-born Zionist leader (d. 1942)
• 1907

  Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean writer and poet (d. 2005)
• 1923

  Onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (d. 1954)
• 1943

  Silvia Sommerlath, Queen of Sweden
• 1956

  Dave Murray, English musician (Iron Maiden)
• 1963

  Donna Tartt, American author
• 1981

  Beth, Spanish singer
• 1983

  Carlos Jimenez, Spanish basketball player

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