Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: December 1
December 1, 2024 is the 336th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 30 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
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 1
- 1834 –Slavery is abolished in the Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
- 1918 –The Kingdom of Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.
- 1918 –The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
- 1952 –The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgenson, the first notable case of sexual reassignment surgery.
- 1955 –American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city’s racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- 1964 –Malawi, Malta and Zambia join the United Nations.
- 1973 –Papua New Guinea gains self government from Australia.
- 1974 –TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport killing all 92 people on board.
- 1988 –Benazir Bhutto is appointed Prime Minister of Pakistan.
- 1989 –1989 Philippine coup attempt: The right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed Forces Movement attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d'état.
Who were born on December 1?
- 1690 –Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1764)
- 1922 –Vsevolod Bobrov, Soviet ice hockey player (d. 1979)
- 1958 –Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and coach
- 1959 –Billy Childish, English painter, writer and musician
- 1970 –Jouko Ahola, Finnish strongman
- 1971 –Melanie Peres, Israeli singer, actress and model
- 1976 –Laura Ling, American journalist
- 1978 –Mat Kearney, American singer and songwriter
- 1979 –Angelique Bates, American actress
- 1987 –Brett Williams, English footballer
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