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 17
December 17, 2024 is the 352nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 14 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Tuesday.
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
- 1577 –Francis Drake sails from Plymouth, England, on a secret mission to explore the Pacific Coast of the Americas for English Queen Elizabeth I.
- 1586 –Emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan.
- 1790 –Discovery of the Aztec calendar stone.
- 1807 –France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System.
- 1903 –The Wright Brothers make their first powered and heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
- 1927 –Indian revolutionary Rajendranath Lahiri was hanged to death in Gonda jail of U.P. in India 2 days before the scheduled date.
- 1939 –World War II: Battle of the River Plate – The Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by Captain Hans Langsdorff outside Montevideo.
- 1947 –First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.
- 1973 –Terrorism: 30 passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport.
- 1997 –The United Kingdom commences its Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997, which extends the state’s gun ban to include all handguns—with the exception of antique and show weapons.
Who were born on December 17?
- 1830 –Jules de Goncourt, French publisher (d. 1870)
- 1904 –Paul Cadmus, American artist (d. 1999)
- 1936 –Tommy Steele, English singer and actor
- 1969 –Michael V., Filipino comedian and actor
- 1974 –Ian Petrella, American actor
- 1974 –Sarah Paulson, American actress
- 1976 –Éric Bédard, Canadian speed skater
- 1976 –Takeo Spikes, American football player
- 1982 –Craig Kielburger, Canadian anti-child-labor activist
- 1985 –Ryuichi Ogata, Japanese singer (w-inds.)
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