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 22
December 22, 2024 is the 357th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 9 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Capricorn 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 22
- 1790 –The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies.
- 1807 –The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress, at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson.
- 1808 –Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto (performed by Beethoven himself) and Choral Fantasy (with Beethoven at the piano).
- 1890 –Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia.
- 1947 –The Constituent Assembly of Italy approves the Constitution of Italy.
- 1964 –The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) took place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.
- 1974 –Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration.
- 1988 –Chico Mendes, a Brazilian rubber tapper, unionist and environmental activist, is assassinated.
- 1990 –The Parliament of Croatia adopts the current Constitution of Croatia.
- 2010 –The repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning on homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama.
Who were born on December 22?
- 1807 –Johann Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian poet (d. 1873)
- 1819 –Franz Wilhelm Abt, German composer (d. 1870)
- 1887 –Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (d. 1920)
- 1922 –Jack Brooks, American politician
- 1937 –Eduard Uspensky, Russian writer
- 1948 –Flip Mark, American actor
- 1948 –Lynne Thigpen, American actress (d. 2003)
- 1968 –Lauralee Bell, American actress
- 1978 –Emmanuel Olisadebe, Nigerian/Polish footballer
- 1982 –Brooke Nevin, Canadian actress
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