What Day of the Week

December 9, 2023 is the 343^rd day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 22 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

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

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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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• 1793

  New York City’s first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
• 1856

  The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces.
• 1861

  American Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is established by the U.S. Congress.
• 1872

  In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first serving African-American governor of a U.S. state.
• 1875

  The Massachusetts Rifle Association, “America’s Oldest Active Gun Club”, is founded.
• 1935

  Walter Liggett, American newspaper editor and muckraker, is killed in gangland murder.
• 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.
• 1956

  Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board.
• 1988

  The Michael Hughes Bridge in Sligo, Ireland is officially opened.
• 2000

  The Supreme Court of the United States stays the sixth Florida recount.

• 1748

  Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist (d. 1822)
• 1845

  Joel Chandler Harris, American writer (Uncle Remus)(d. 1908)
• 1901

  Jean Mermoz, French pilot (d. 1936)
• 1931

  William Reynolds, American actor
• 1944

  Neil Innes, English singer/songwriter (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles)
• 1946

  Shatrughan Sinha, Indian actor
• 1964

  Paul Landers, German guitarist (Rammstein)
• 1971

  Petr Nedvěd, Czech ice hockey player
• 1981

  Dia Mirza, Indian actress
• 1985

  Wil Besseling, Dutch professional golfer

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