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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• 1893

  The opera Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.
• 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.
• 1936

  First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
• 1947

  The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
• 1958

  Dedication of Tokyo Tower, the world’s highest self-supporting iron tower.
• 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

  The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having survived by cannibalism.
• 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.
• 2007

  An agreement is made for the monarchy of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state.

• 1804

  Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French literary critic (d. 1869)
• 1941

  Serge Reding, Belgian weightlifter (d. 1975)
• 1957

  Trisha Goddard, English television presenter
• 1958

  Joan Severance, American actress
• 1962

  Bertrand Gachot, Belgian racing driver
• 1962

  Keiji Mutoh, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1970

  Karine Polwart, Scottish folk singer-songwriter
• 1983

  Carlos Jimenez, Spanish basketball player
• 1985

  Luke O'Loughlin, Australian actor
• 1986

  TJ Oshie, American ice hockey player

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