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

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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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• 1531

  The Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City.
• 1793

  New York City’s first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
• 1861

  American Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is established by the U.S. Congress.
• 1941

  World War II: The 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon.
• 1941

  World War II: The Republic of China, Cuba, Guatemala, the Republic of Korea, and the Philippine Commonwealth, declare war on Germany and Japan.
• 1946

  The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time to write the Constitution of India.
• 1956

  Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board.
• 1962

  The Petrified Forest National Park is established in Arizona.
• 1971

  Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executes an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences.
• 2008

  The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of crimes including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama’s election to the Presidency.

• 1876

  Berton Churchill, American actor (d. 1940)
• 1909

  Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American actor (d. 2000)
• 1927

  Pierre Henry, French composer
• 1938

  David Houston, American country singer (d. 1993)
• 1941

  Beau Bridges, American actor
• 1941

  Dan Hicks, American musician
• 1942

  Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer (d. 1997)
• 1954

  Herman Finkers, Dutch comedian
• 1955

  Chamras Saewataporn, Thai composer and musician
• 1987

  Mat Latos, American baseball player

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