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Day Of The Week: December 17
December 17, 2025 is the 351st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 14 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Sagittarius is your zodiac sign. Turquoise is your modern birthstone. Onyx is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: December 17
- 942 –Assassination of William I of Normandy.
- 1586 –Emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan.
- 1777 –France formally recognizes the United States of America.
- 1837 –Fire in the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg occurred.
- 1907 –Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan
- 1919 –Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- 1939 –World War II: Battle of the River Plate – The Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by Captain Hans Langsdorff outside Montevideo.
- 1950 –The F-86 Sabre’s first mission over Korea.
- 1983 –The IRA bombs Harrods Department Store in London, killing six people.
- 2009 –MV Danny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals.
Who were born on December 17?
- 1632 –Anthony Wood, English antiquarian (d. 1695)
- 1906 –Russell C. Newhouse, American inventor (d. 1998)
- 1931 –Dave Madden, Canadian-born American actor
- 1939 –Eddie Kendricks, American singer (The Temptations) (d. 1992)
- 1945 –Cees de Wolf, Dutch footballer (d. 2011)
- 1945 –Jacqueline Wilson, English author
- 1953 –Bill Pullman, American actor
- 1962 –Richard Jewell, American security guard and accused bomber (d. 2007)
- 1977 –Arnaud Clément, French tennis player
- 1981 –Tim Wiese, German footballer
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