What Day of the Week

December 9, 2019 is the 343^rd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 22 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.

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

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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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• 730

  Battle of Marj Ardabil: the Khazars annihilate an Umayyad army and kill its commander, al-Djarrah ibn Abdullah
• 1425

  The Catholic University of Leuven is founded.
• 1861

  American Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is established by the U.S. Congress.
• 1897

  Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper, La Fronde, in Paris.
• 1911

  A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners in spite of rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.
• 1917

  World War I: In Palestine, Field Marshal Edmund Allenby captures Jerusalem.
• 1940

  World War II: Operation Compass – British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attack Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt.
• 1950

  Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
• 1961

  Tanganyika becomes independent from Britain.
• 1987

  Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

• 1561

  Sir Edwin Sandys, English-born Virginian colonist (d. 1629)
• 1594

  Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (d. 1632)
• 1944

  Tadashi Irie, Japanese yakuza boss
• 1954

  Herman Finkers, Dutch comedian
• 1955

  Otis Birdsong, American basketball player
• 1968

  Brent Price, American basketball player
• 1969

  Bixente Lizarazu, French footballer
• 1969

  Jakob Dylan, American singer (The Wallflowers)
• 1972

  Fabrice Santoro, Tahitian-born French tennis player
• 1976

  Chris Booker, American baseball player

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