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 15
December 15, 2024 is the 350th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 16 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 15
- 533 –Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ticameron.
- 1256 –Hulagu Khan captures and destroys the Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut in present-day Iran as part of the Mongol offensive on Islamic southwest Asia.
- 1942 –The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal campaign.
- 1960 –King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country’s constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.
- 1965 –Gemini program: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7.
- 1973 –John Paul Getty III, grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, Italy, after being kidnapped by an Italian gang on July 10, 1973.
- 1973 –The American Psychiatric Association votes 13–0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders, the DSM-II.
- 2005 –Introduction of the F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.
- 2009 –Boeing’s new Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes its maiden flight from Seattle, Washington.
- 2011 –American forces withdraw from Iraq after a 9-year long campaign.
Who were born on December 15?
- 1860 –Abner Powell, American baseball player (d. 1953)
- 1869 –Leon Marchlewski, Polish chemist (d. 1946)
- 1878 –Hans Carossa, German writer (d. 1956)
- 1892 –J. Paul Getty, American oil tycoon (d. 1976)
- 1911 –Nicholas P. Dallis, American psychiatrist and comic strip writer (d. 1991)
- 1916 –Buddy Cole, American pianist (d. 1964)
- 1948 –Melanie Chartoff, American actress
- 1972 –Stuart Townsend, Irish actor
- 1977 –Geoff Stults, American actor
- 1984 –Martin Škrtel, Slovak footballer
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