What Day of the Week

December 3, 2020 is the 338^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 28 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

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

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Here’s the December calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Sagittarius 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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• 1799

  War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Wiesloch, Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal Sztáray de Nagy-Mihaly defeats the French at Wiesloch.
• 1800

  War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French General Moreau defeats the Austrian Archduke John near Munich decisively, coupled with First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte’s victory at Marengo effectively forcing the Austrians to sign an armistice and ending the war.
• 1901

  US President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking the Congress to curb the power of trusts “within reasonable limits”.
• 1910

  Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
• 1912

  First Balkan War: The Naval Battle of Elli takes place.
• 1917

  After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.
• 1989

  Cold War: In a meeting off the coast of Malta, US President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the cold war between Nato and The Soviet Union may be coming to an end.
• 1992

  The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching La Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo.
• 1992

  UN Security Council Resolution 794 is unanimously passed, approving a coalition of United Nations peacekeepers led by the United States to form UNITAF, with the task of establishing peace and ensuring that humanitarian aid is distributed in Somalia.
• 1999

  NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.

• 1900

  Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide (d. 2004)
• 1925

  Ferlin Husky, American singer (d. 2011)
• 1938

  Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian politician (d. 1989)
• 1942

  Alice Schwarzer, German journalist
• 1951

  Ray Candy, American professional wrestler (d. 1994)
• 1954

  Grace Andreacchi, American author
• 1976

  Cornelius Griffin, American football player
• 1981

  Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer
• 1984

  Hind Laroussi, Dutch singer
• 1985

  Robert Swift, American basketball player

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