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 21
December 21, 2024 is the 356th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 10 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Saturday.
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.
Day In History: December 21
This is a frequent day for the winter solstice to occur in the northern hemisphere and summer solstice to occur in the southern hemisphere.
Historical Events: December 21
- 69 –The Roman Senate declares Vespasian as Roman emperor, the last in the Year of Four Emperors.
- 1598 –Battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelentaru, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile.
- 1910 –An underground explosion at the Hulton Bank Colliery No. 3 Pit in Over Hulton, Westhoughton, England, kills 344 miners.
- 1937 –Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world’s first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theater.
- 1941 –World War II: A formal treaty of alliance between Thailand and Japan is signed in the presence of the Emerald Buddha in Wat Phra Kaew.
- 1973 –The Geneva Conference on the Arab-Israeli conflict opens.
- 1979 –Lancaster House Agreement: An independence agreement for Rhodesia is signed in London by Lord Carrington, Sir Ian Gilmour, Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, Bishop Abel Muzorewa and S.C. Mundawarara.
- 1988 –A bomb explodes on board Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270.
- 1992 –A Dutch DC-10, flight Martinair MP 495, crashes at Faro Airport, killing 56 people.
- 1994 –Mexican volcano Popocatepetl, dormant for 47 years, erupts gases and ash.
Who were born on December 21?
- 1682 –Calico Jack Rackham, English pirate (d. 1720)
- 1892 –Amy Key Clarke, English mystical poet (d. 1980)
- 1892 –Rebecca West, British writer (d. 1983)
- 1908 –Herbert Hutner, American banker and attorney (d. 2008)
- 1909 –Seicho Matsumoto, Japanese mystery writer and journalist (d. 1992)
- 1948 –Willi Resetarits, Austrian musician
- 1964 –Rob Kelly, English football manager
- 1971 –Fenton Keogh, Australian celebrity chef
- 1972 –Claudia Poll, Costa Rican swimmer
- 1976 –Lukas Rossi, Canadian rock singer (Rock Star Supernova)
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