A date scroll with Latin text from βThe Extremes of Good and Evilβ by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
: Day of the Week
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
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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: This Day in History
In addition, it’s the first day of the astronomical winter.
by the Numbers
days since
year, month, and days ago
month since then
is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
weeks ago
The year is not a leap year
Historical Event(s)
Mikhail I is elected unanimously as Tsar by a national assembly, beginning the Romanov dynasty of Imperial Russia.
The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales.
World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country’s first constitution.
World War II: Japanese Kamikaze planes sink the escort carrier Bismarck Sea and damage the Saratoga.
In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first “instant camera”, the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
NASCAR is incorporated.
President Richard Nixon visits the People’s Republic of China to normalize Sino-American relations.
Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108.
The last Israeli soldiers leave the west bank of the Suez Canal pursuant to a truce with Egypt.
Who were born on ?
Sacha Guitry, Russian dramatist (d. 1957)
Raymond Queneau, French poet and novelist (d. 1976)
Pierre Mercure, French-Canadian musician and composer (d. 1966)
David Geffen, American record producer
Paul Newton, British musician
Jean Jacques Burnel, British musician
Leroy Burrell, American runner
Eric Wilson, American musician
Jacob M. Appel, American bioethicist
Ryan Smyth, Canadian hockey player
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