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December 20, 2024

December 20, 2024, was a Friday. It was 1 month and 2 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

December 20, 2024
On This Day

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on December 20, 2024:

  • Five people are killed after an SUV is driven into a crowd at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.
  • The film "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" is released.

Facts

This date was 33 days ago. It was the 355th day of 2024, in week 51. The decade was the 2020s. The start of 2025 was just 11 days away. A baby that was born on this day is now 4 weeks old. 2024 had 366 days because it was a leap year.

Comments

Discussion about this date:

anonymous

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is being released on this date.
Posted on Mar 22, 2023 17:10

TrixnTim

What's a Barbenheimer-like name we could use here with Mufasa: The Lion King (which also releases on this day too.) and Sonic The Hedgehog 3 as I have seen Mufonic and Sonasa both floated around online.
Posted on Dec 10, 2024 03:08

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Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 20, 2024, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
  • Zodiac Element: Fire.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2024 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 20, 2024 falls under the Owl.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
  • Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

Personality traits

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to December 20, 2024.

  • November 22, 2024: Ridley Scott's film "Gladiator 2" is released.
  • November 27, 2024: The animated film "Moana 2" is released.
  • November 28, 2024: Lola Young's song "Messy" goes viral on TikTok.
  • November 29, 2024:
    • The 2024 Irish general election takes place.
    • Syrian opposition groups, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, capture the city of Aleppo.
  • December 1, 2024: Joe Biden issues a full and unconditional pardon for his son, Hunter Biden.
  • December 3, 2024: South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law.
  • December 4, 2024:
    • UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is shot dead by a hooded gunman in Manhattan.
    • The French government is toppled in a historic no-confidence vote.
  • December 7, 2024: Syrian opposition forces capture the capital city of Damascus.
  • December 8, 2024:
    • Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is overthrown by Islamist-led insurgents.
    • Rapper Jay-Z is accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000.
  • December 9, 2024: A 26-year-old named Luigi Mangione is arrested in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
  • December 16, 2024: Three people are killed in a school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.
  • December 19, 2024: Luigi Mangione is extradited to New York for the murder of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
  • This date: December 20, 2024
  • December 21, 2024: Boxing: Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury in a rematch.
  • December 23, 2024:
    • Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murdering healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
    • Swiss snowboarder Sophie Hediger dies in an avalanche at the age of 26.
  • December 25, 2024: 38 people are killed after Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashes near Aktau International Airport in Kazakhstan.
  • December 27, 2024: It is reported that homelessness in the United States has risen to 18%.
  • December 29, 2024:
    • Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100.
    • 179 people are killed after Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashes into a wall after "belly landing" in Muan International Airport in South Korea.
  • January 1, 2025:
    • 15 people are killed after a pickup truck is driven into a large crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana.
    • A Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada.
  • January 3, 2025: Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigns over the newspaper's refusal to publish a cartoon critical of Jeff Bezos.
  • January 6, 2025: Justin Trudeau announces that he will be resigning as the prime minister of Canada.
  • January 7, 2025:
    • Mark Zuckerberg announces that Meta will be ending its third party fact-checking program.
    • President-elect Donald Trump refuses to rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland.
    • Donald Trump says that he will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
    • A series of wildfires begin to affect the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
    • The documentary "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" is released on Netflix.
  • January 14, 2025: TikTok ban: TikTok users begin signing up to the Chinese app "RedNote".
  • January 15, 2025: Filmmaker David Lynch dies aged 78.
  • January 17, 2025: The US Supreme Court upholds a federal law banning TikTok.
  • January 18, 2025: TikTok makes its app unavailable to American users ahead of its scheduled ban.
  • January 19, 2025:
    • Israel and Hamas begin a three-stage ceasefire.
    • TikTok restores its services in the US after Donald Trump promises to delay a ban.
Television shows

TV series on December 20, 2024

People in December 2024 were watching the following TV series:

The Family Stallone
The Family Stallone
The Night Agent
The Night Agent
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon
The Bear
The Bear
The Kardashians
The Kardashians
Severance
Severance
The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building
The White Lotus
The White Lotus
Cobra Kai
Cobra Kai
Bridgerton
Bridgerton
Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on December 20, 2024

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2024:

Rock Paper Scissors
Rock Paper Scissors
Pretty Freekin Scary
Pretty Freekin Scary
Transformers: EarthSpark
Transformers: EarthSpark

Monster High
Monster High
The Tiny Chef Show
The Tiny Chef Show
Chibiverse
Chibiverse
Face's Music Party
Face's Music Party
The Villains of Valley View
The Villains of Valley View
Baby Shark's Big Show!
Baby Shark's Big Show!
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
The Adventures of Paddington
The Adventures of Paddington
Video games

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in December 2024.

Starfield 2023
Starfield
Diablo IV 2023
Diablo IV
Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 20.

John Spencer

John Spencer

Actor Deceased
Born on December 20, 1946
He was not alive on this date.

Paul Ritter

Paul Ritter

English actor Deceased
Born on December 20, 1966
He was not alive on this date.

Ashley Cole

Ashley Cole

Soccer player
Born on December 20, 1980
He turned 44 on this day in 2024.

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

Actor
Born on December 20, 1983
He turned 41 on this day in 2024.

Lucy Pinder

Lucy Pinder

Model
Born on December 20, 1983
She turned 41 on this day in 2024.

Gia Allemand

Gia Allemand

Model and Reality TV star Deceased
Born on December 20, 1983
She was not alive on this date.

JoJo

JoJo

Singer
Born on December 20, 1990
She turned 34 on this day in 2024.

Jorginho

Jorginho

Soccer player
Born on December 20, 1991
He turned 33 on this day in 2024.

Dylan Wang

Dylan Wang

Chinese actor
Born on December 20, 1998
He turned 26 on this day in 2024.

Kylian Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

Soccer player
Born on December 20, 1998
He turned 26 on this day in 2024.

USA

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on December 20, 2024.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Keir Starmer was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Simon Harris was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on December 20, 2024 was most likely conceived around March 29, 2024.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 20, 2024 is close to September 12, 2025.

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Stats for December 20, 2024

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 20, 2024:

  • 33 days have passed since this date.
  • 4 weeks have passed.
  • 2,851,200 seconds have passed since December 20, 2024.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,326,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,471,219,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 475,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 245,203 steps. That's roughly 109 miles.
  • 34,214 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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