What Day of the Week

December 27, 2023 is the 361^st day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 4 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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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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• 1814

  War of 1812: The American schooner USS Carolina is destroyed. It was the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson’s make-shift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson’s victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
• 1831

  Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution.
• 1918

  The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.
• 1923

  Namba Daisuke, a Japanese student, tries to assassinate the Prince Regent Hirohito.
• 1927

  Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.
• 1939

  Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.
• 1949

  Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
• 1966

  The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
• 1985

  Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside Rome, Italy and Vienna, Austria airports.
• 2007

  Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.

• 1654

  Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)
• 1916

  Werner Baumbach, German bomber pilot (d. 1953)
• 1941

  Michael Pinder, British musician (Moody Blues)
• 1943

  Cokie Roberts, American journalist
• 1947

  Janet Perry, American soprano
• 1958

  Barbara Crampton, American actress
• 1969

  Jean-Christophe Boullion, French race car driver
• 1972

  Colin Charvis, Welsh rugby union player
• 1981

  Javine, British singer
• 1985

  Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Belgian racing driver

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