A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
December 7: Day of the Week
December 7, 2024 is the 342nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 24 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.
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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 7 Historical Event(s)
1696
Connecticut Route 108, third oldest highway in Connecticut, is laid out to Trumbull.
1724
Tumult of Thorn – religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.
1732
The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London.
1869
American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.
1917
World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.
1930
W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts broadcasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The broadcast also includes the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for I.J. Fox Furriers, who sponsored the radio show.
1941
World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor – The Imperial Japanese Navy attacks the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army Air Forces and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, causing a declaration of war upon Japan by the United States. Japan also invades Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong and the Philippines at the same time (December 8 in Asia).
1965
Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras simultaneously revoke mutual excommunications that had been in place since 1054.
1994
Norfolk Southern ends its steam excursion program. This is the last time that Norfolk and Western 611 is under steam.
2006
A tornado strikes Kensal Green, North West London, seriously damaging about 150 properties.
Who were born on December 7?
1598
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian artist (d. 1680)
1803
Maria Josepha of Saxony, queen consort of Spain (d. 1829)
1919
Lis Løwert, Danish actress (d. 2009)
1948
Mads Vinding, Danish bassist
1955
Priscilla Barnes, American actress
1968
Mark Geyer, Australian rugby league footballer
1976
Ivan Franceschini, Italian fottballer
1982
Chrispa, Greek singer
1982
Jack Huston, English actor
1990
Urszula Radwańska, Polish tennis player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters OWEINAV? Check your answers here: Make words with these letters OWEINAV. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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