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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.

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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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• 1704

  Battle of Chamkaur.
• 1917

  Finland declares independence from Russia.
• 1917

  Halifax Explosion: In Canada, a munitions explosion kills more than 1,900 people and destroys part of the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
• 1956

  A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
• 1965

  Pakistan’s Islamic Ideology Advisory Committee recommends that Islamic Studies be made a compulsory subject for Muslim students from primary to graduate level.
• 1971

  Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India following New Delhi’s recognition of Bangladesh.
• 1988

  The Australian Capital Territory is granted self-government.
• 1992

  The Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, India is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1500 people.
• 2001

  The Canadian province of Newfoundland is renamed Newfoundland and Labrador.
• 2008

  The 2008 Greek riots break out upon the killing of a 15-year-old boy, Alexandros Grigoropoulos, by a police officer.

• 1478

  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)
• 1872

  Arthur Henry Adams, Australian writer (d. 1936)
• 1892

  Sir Osbert Sitwell, British author (d. 1969)
• 1921

  Otto Graham, American football player (d. 2003)
• 1948

  Keke Rosberg, Finnish race car driver
• 1948

  Marius Müller-Westernhagen, German actor and musician
• 1952

  Craig Newmark, American internet entrepreneur
• 1953

  Gary Ward, American baseball player
• 1962

  Janine Turner, American actress
• 1985

  Shannon Bobbitt, American basketball player

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