What Day of the Week

December 24, 2019 is the 358^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 7 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

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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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• 1818

  The first performance of “Silent Night” takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.
• 1826

  The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy begins that night, wrapping up the following morning.
• 1865

  The Ku Klux Klan is formed.
• 1924

  Albania becomes a republic.
• 1964

  Vietnam War: Viet Cong operatives bomb the Brinks Hotel in Saigon to demonstrate they can strike an American installation in the heavily guarded capital.
• 1966

  A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129.
• 1968

  Apollo Program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed 10 lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures that became the famous Christmas Eve Broadcast, one of the most watched programs in history.
• 1997

  The Sid El-Antri massacre (or Sidi Lamri) in Algeria kills 50-100 people.
• 2000

  The Texas 7 hold up a sports store in Irving, Texas. Police officer Aubrey Hawkins is murdered during the robbery.
• 2008

  Lord’s Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, begins a series of attacks on Democratic Republic of the Congo, massacring more than 400.

• 1635

  Mariana of Austria, second wife of king Philip IV of Spain (d. 1696)
• 1812

  Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal, German jurist (d. 1894)
• 1894

  Georges Guynemer, French aviator (d. 1917)
• 1957

  Diane Tell, Quebec singer
• 1958

  Paul Pressey, American basketball player
• 1961

  Jay Wright, American basketball coach
• 1970

  Amaury Nolasco, American actor
• 1971

  Christopher Daniels, American professional wrestler
• 1981

  Shane Tuck, Australian rules footballer
• 1985

  Alexey Dmitriev, German ice hockey player

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