This is our day guide for Thursday December 7th 2023 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
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General Information for December 7th 2023 | |
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There are 5 public holidays today. | |
Day 341 of 2023 | |
24 days left in 2023 | |
Week 49 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
1995 – The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34. | |
1988 - Spitak Earthquake: In Armenia an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale kills more than 25,000, injures 30,000 and leaves 500,000 homeless out of a population of 3,500,000. | |
1987 - Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and himself. | |
1853 - The Great Gauge War begins as hostilities begin between the railroads and the townsfolk in Pennsylvania, USA. |