Wednesday, December 23, 2009 is a Wednesday. It is day 357 of 2009 (97.8% through the year), ISO week 52, in Q4.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2008: The Guinean military engineered a coup d'état, announcing that it planned to rule the country for two years prior to a new presidential election.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to December 23.
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Historical Milestones
The Guinean military engineered a coup d'état, announcing that it planned to rule the country for two years prior to a new presidential election.
Republic of Guinea Armed Forces →The Pioneer Helmet, one of only six Anglo-Saxon helmets to be discovered, was first placed on public display.
Pioneer Helmet →About 88 percent of eligible voters in Slovenia voted to secede from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
1990 Slovenian independence referendum →An engine fire caused Aeroflot Flight 3519 to crash shortly after takeoff from Krasnoyarsk, USSR, killing all but one of the 111 people on board.
Aeroflot Flight 3519 →Tokyo Tower, then the world's tallest freestanding tower, opened.
Tokyo Tower →Leading the Australia national cricket team, Ian Craig became the youngest-ever Test cricket captain at the time.
Australia national cricket team →The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act was enacted, lifting most of the existing common-law restrictions on women in the United Kingdom.
Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 →First World War: Allied forces gained a strategic victory at the Battle of Magdhaba on the Sinai Peninsula.
World War I →During a bout of mental illness, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (pictured) severed part of his left ear and gave it to a woman in a brothel in Arles, France.
Mental disorder →Jane Austen's novel Emma was first published, the last novel released during her lifetime.
Jane Austen →George Washington resigned as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis (painting shown).
George Washington →American Revolutionary War: American troops, overwhelmed by British reinforcements, retreated from the Battle of Iron Works Hill.
American Revolutionary War →Calculate business days and elapsed calendar time between this date and any other.
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Questions & Answers
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 falls on a Wednesday.
6,109 days ago (16 years, 8 months, 22 days ago). It is day 357 of 2009 with 8 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Wednesday, December 23, 2009 is written as XXIII.XII.MMIX (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is First Quarter (approx. 40% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Capricorn.