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December 27: Day of the Week
December 27, 2024 is the 362nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 4 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the December calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
December 27 Historical Event(s)
1655
Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.
1657
The Flushing Remonstrance is signed.
1836
The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing 8 people.
1932
Radio City Music Hall opened in New York, New York.
1939
Erzincan, Turkey is hit by an earthquake, killing 30,000.
1942
The Union of Pioneers of Yugoslavia is founded.
1949
Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
1978
The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in the South Pole recorded temperatures of 7.5 °F (−13.6 °C), making it the highest temperature to ever be recorded in the South Pole.
1985
Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside Rome, Italy and Vienna, Austria airports.
2007
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident.
Who were born on December 27?
1654
Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)
1803
François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, French Canadian Patriote (d. 1839)
1864
René Georges Hermann-Paul, French artist (d. 1940)
1879
Sydney Greenstreet, English actor (d. 1954)
1883
Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American financier, industrialist and philanthropist (d. 1979)
1888
Thea von Harbou, German author and actress (d. 1954)
1947
Willy Polleunis, Belgian athlete
1965
Chris Mainwaring, Australian rules footballer (d. 2007)
1966
Eva LaRue, American actress
1976
Aaron Stanford, American actor
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters JIUOKNCAE? Check your answers here: Make words with these letters JIUOKNCAE. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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