What Day of the Week

December 24, 2023 is the 358^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 7 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.

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

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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.

• 563

  The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes.
• 1818

  The first performance of “Silent Night” takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.
• 1924

  Albania becomes a republic.
• 1929

  Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen.
• 1942

  World War II: French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers.
• 1951

  Libya becomes independent from Italy. Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya.
• 1966

  A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129.
• 1974

  Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia.
• 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.

• 1879

  Queen Alexandrine of Denmark, Queen Consort to Christian X (d. 1952)
• 1895

  Noel Streatfeild, English children’s writer (d. 1986)
• 1914

  Ralph Marterie, American trumpet player and big band leader (d. 1978)
• 1947

  Kevin Sheedy, coach of Australian Football League club Essendon FC
• 1958

  Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer (d. 2008)
• 1959

  Anil Kapoor, Indian actor
• 1974

  Thure Lindhardt, Danish actor
• 1979

  Chris Hero, American professional wrestler
• 1986

  Kyrylo Fesenko, Ukrainian basketball player
• 1995

  Anett Kontaveit, Estonian tennis player

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