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December 31, 2024 New Year's Eve

December 31, 2024, was a Tuesday. It was 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

December 31, 2024

Facts

New Year's Eve 2024 occurred 21 days ago. It was the 366th day of 2024, in week 01. The decade was the 2020s. It was the last day of the year. A baby that was born on this day is now 3 weeks old. 2024 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February.

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Discussion about this date:

mittengit

We will be halfway finished through the 2020s decade on this day.
Posted on Nov 29, 2024 22:29

JustJess

I honestly agree though but seriously wow this has been a quick year.
Posted on Dec 21, 2024 19:35

Matías Lipovec

I wish everybody a happy 2025
Posted on Dec 31, 2024 12:05

Kaiden

Wishing Hudson a happy 3rd birthday today!
Posted on Jan 1, 2025 02:38

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Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 31, 2024, will have the star sign Capricorn.
  • Zodiac Element: Earth.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2024 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 31, 2024 falls under the Goose.
  • 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?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 31, 2024.

  • 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.
  • December 20, 2024:
    • The film "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" is released.
    • Five people are killed after an SUV is driven into a crowd at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.
  • 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.
  • This date: December 31, 2024
  • 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.
  • January 20, 2025: Donald Trump is inaugerated as the 47th president of the United States.
Television shows

Television shows in December 2024

In December 2024, TV audiences were watching the following 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

Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 2024

If you were a kid on December 31, 2024, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

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 31.

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Actor
Born on December 31, 1937
He turned 87 on this day in 2024.

Alex Ferguson

Alex Ferguson

Soccer manager
Born on December 31, 1941
He turned 83 on this day in 2024.

John Denver

John Denver

American singer Deceased
Born on December 31, 1943
He was not alive on this date.

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Actor
Born on December 31, 1959
He turned 65 on this day in 2024.

John Allen Muhammad

John Allen Muhammad

Convicted murderer Deceased
Born on December 31, 1960
He was not alive on this date.

Psy

Psy

South Korean singer
Born on December 31, 1977
He turned 47 on this day in 2024.

Donald Trump Jr.

Donald Trump Jr.

American businessman
Born on December 31, 1977
He turned 47 on this day in 2024.

Hunter Schafer

Hunter Schafer

Actress
Born on December 31, 1998
She turned 26 on this day in 2024.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on December 31:

USA

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on December 31, 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 31, 2024 was most likely conceived around April 9, 2024.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 31, 2024 is close to September 23, 2025.

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Stats for December 31, 2024

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 31, 2024:

  • 21 days have passed since this date.
  • 3 weeks have passed.
  • 1,814,400 seconds have passed since December 31, 2024.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,116,800 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 936,230,400 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 302,400 times.
  • You have taken approximately 156,038 steps. That's roughly 69 miles.
  • 21,773 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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