A date scroll with Latin text from βThe Extremes of Good and Evilβ by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
: Day of the Week
was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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by the Numbers
days since
year, months, and days ago
months since then
is in the rd week of the year (ISO 8601)
weeks ago
The year is not a leap year
Historical Event(s)
588 BC
Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah’s reign. The siege lasts until July 23, 586 BC.
1493
Christopher Columbus sets sail for Spain from Hispaniola, ending his first voyage to the New World.
1559
Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London.
1582
Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present day Vermont) declares its independence.
Muammar al-Qaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.
The Kälvesta air disaster kills 22 people, the worst air crash in Sweden’s history.
The Living Seas opens at EPCOT Center in Walt Disney World, Florida.
Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signs letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth Realm to institute its own separate Victoria Cross award in its own honours system.
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, are executed by hanging in Iraq.
Who were born on ?
Xu Zhimo, Chinese poet (d. 1931)
Andrea Martin, Canadian actress
Kent Hovind, American evangelist
Aaron Jay Kernis, American composer
Bruce Schneier, American cryptographer, security expert, and writer
James Nesbitt, Northern Irish actor
Iñaki Urdangarín, Spanish royalty
Ryan Sidebottom, English Cricketer
Howie Day, American singer
Victor Rasuk, American actor
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