was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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Historical Event(s)
William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
Lisbon earthquake: In Portugal, Lisbon is destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between sixty thousand and ninety thousand people.
The current Cape Lookout, North Carolina, lighthouse is lit for the first time. Its first-order Fresnel lens can be seen for about 19 miles (30 kilometers), in good conditions.
Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, VA.
The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, abdicates.
The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replacing the version of the Arabic alphabet previously used, comes into force in Turkey.
American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
Pope Pius XII claims Papal Infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
Operation Ivy – The United States successfully detonates the first large hydrogen bomb, codenamed “Mike” [“M” for megaton], in the Eniwetok atoll, located in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The explosion had a yield of 10 megatons.
50,000 women in 60 cities participate in the inaugural Women Strike for Peace (WSP) against nuclear proliferation.
Who were born on ?
Stephen Crane, American writer (d. 1900)
Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist (d. 1930)
Gunther Plaut, German-born Canadian rabbi and writer
Betsy Palmer, American actress
Lyle Lovett, American singer
Rachel Ticotin, American actress
Katja Riemann, German actress
Paul Dickov, Scottish footballer
Matt Chapman, American cartoonist and voice actor
Josh Wicks, American soccer player
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