What Day of the Week

December 6, 2023 is the 340^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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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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• 1060

  Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary.
• 1534

  The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.
• 1745

  Charles Edward Stuart’s army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.
• 1790

  The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• 1877

  The first edition of the Washington Post is published.
• 1884

  The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. is completed.
• 1897

  London becomes the world’s first city to host licensed taxicabs.
• 1975

  Balcombe Street Siege: An IRA Active Service Unit takes a couple hostage in Balcombe Street, London.
• 1977

  South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
• 2005

  An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 84 on board and 44 more civilians.

• 1898

  Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics (d. 1987)
• 1920

  Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer
• 1937

  Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2006)
• 1940

  Lawrence Bergman, Quebec politician
• 1941

  Richard Speck, American murderer (d. 1991)
• 1947

  Miroslav Vitous, Czech jazz musician
• 1949

  Doug Marlette, American editorial cartoonist (d. 2007)
• 1967

  Judd Apatow, American film director, and screenwriter
• 1970

  Ulf Ekberg, Swedish musician (Ace of Base)
• 1972

  Rick Short, American baseball player

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