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.
• 1929

  Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen.
• 1941

  World War II: Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces.
• 1943

  World War II: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the Supreme Allied Commander.
• 1953

  Tangiwai disaster: A railway bridge is destroyed by a lahar at Tangiwai, in the Central North Island of New Zealand, sending a fully loaded passenger train into the Whangaehu River, and killing 153 people.
• 1955

  NORAD Tracks Santa for the first time in what will become an annual Christmas Eve tradition.
• 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.
• 1973

  District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government.
• 1997

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

• 1588

  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631)
• 1822

  Matthew Arnold, British poet (d. 1888)
• 1837

  Elisabeth of Bavaria, also known as Sissi, Empress of Austria (d. 1898)
• 1868

  Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (d. 1941)
• 1886

  Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (d. 1962)
• 1893

  Harry Warren, American composer and lyricist (Chattanooga Choo Choo – I Only Have Eyes for You) (d. 1981)
• 1924

  Lee Dorsey, American singer (d.1986)
• 1961

  Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
• 1985

  Alexey Dmitriev, German ice hockey player
• 1992

  Melissa Suffield, English actress

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