Thursday December 5, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

December 5: Day of the Week

December 5, 2024 is the 340th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 26 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.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

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.

December 5 Historical Event(s)

1408
Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.
1746
Revolt in Genoa against Spanish rule.
1766
In London, James Christie holds his first sale.
1847
Jefferson Davis is elected to the US senate, his first political post.
1865
Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain.
1876
Brooklyn Theater Fire kills at least 278 people in Brooklyn, NY.
1941
World War II: In the Battle of Moscow Georgy Zhukov launches a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army, with the biggest offensive launched against Army Group Centre.
1943
World War II: U.S. Army Air Force begins attacking Germany’s secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow.
1983
ICIMOD is established and inaugurated with its headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal, and legitimised through an Act of Parliament in Nepal in the same year.
2006
Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.

Who were born on December 5?

1547
Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (d. 1625)
1886
Pieter Oud, Dutch politician (d. 1968)
1921
Alvy Moore, American actor (d. 1997)
1934
Joan Didion, American writer
1954
Hanif Kureishi, English author and playwright
1956
Klaus Allofs, German footballer
1963
Carrie Hamilton, American actress (d. 2002)
1976
Amy Acker, American actress
1981
Leila Tong, Hong Kong actress
1982
Eddy Curry, American basketball player

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