A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
: Day of the Week
is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. The day of the week is .
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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: This Day in History
It is widely known as New Year’s Eve since the following day is New Year’s Day. It is the last day of the year.
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months since then
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The year is not a leap year
Historical Event(s)
A window tax is imposed in England, causing many householders to brick up windows to avoid the tax.
The first New Year’s Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in New York, New York.
The chimes of Big Ben are broadcast on radio for the first time by the BBC.
The farthing coin ceases to be legal tender in the United Kingdom.
The Central African Federation officially collapses and splits into Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia.
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, leader of the Central African Republic army, and his military officers begins a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko.
A coup d'état in Ghana removes President Hilla Limann’s PNP government and replaces it with the Provisional National Defence Council led by Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings.
In Nigeria a coup d'état led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari ends the Nigerian Second Republic.
Czechoslovakia is peacefully dissolved in what is dubbed by media as the Velvet Divorce, resulting in the creation of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 m.
Who were born on ?
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Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)
Alexander Smith, Scottish poet (d. 1867)
Giovanni Pascoli, Italian poet (d. 1912)
Maj-Gen John Frost, British para commander (d. 1993)
Bob Shaw, Irish writer (d. 1996)
Avram Hershko, Israeli biologist, Nobel laureate
Susan Shwartz, American writer
Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian and actor
Luciano Szafir, Brazilian actor
Dominik Diamond, Scottish presenter and newspaper columnist
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