What Day Of The Week Is December 17?

December 17: Day of the Week

December 17, 2026 is the 351st day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 14 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

Here’s the December calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

December					2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Sagittarius 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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December 17 by the Numbers

• 304 days since December 17
• 0 year, 10 months, and 1 day ago
• 10 months since then
• December 17 is in the 51st week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
• 43 weeks ago
• The year 2026 is not a leap year

December 17 Historical Event(s)

1577Francis Drake sails from Plymouth, England, on a secret mission to explore the Pacific Coast of the Americas for English Queen Elizabeth I. 1819Simón Bolívar declares the independence of the Republic of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela). 1919Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. 1926Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful. 1928Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Saunders in Lahore, Punjab to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police. The three were executed in 1931. 1935First flight of the Douglas DC-3 airplane. 19601960 Munich Convair 340 crash: 20 passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground are killed. 1983The IRA bombs Harrods Department Store in London, killing six people. 1989The first episode of television series The Simpsons, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”, airs in the United States. 2002Second Congo War: The Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord which makes provision for transitional governance and legislative and presidential elections within two years.

Who were born on December 17?

1778Humphry Davy, English chemist and physicist (d. 1829) 1797Joseph Henry, American physicist (d. 1878). 1830Jules de Goncourt, French publisher (d. 1870) 1913Burt Baskin, American entrepreneur (Baskin and Robbins) (d. 1967) 1922Alan Voorhees, American engineer and urban planner (d. 2005) 1962Rocco Mediate, American golfer 1969Chris Mason, English darts player 1971Antoine Rigaudeau, French basketball player 1973Rian Johnson, American writer and director 1982Ryan Moats, American football player

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