Saturday December 22, 2018: on this day

December 22, 2018 was a Saturday and it was the 356th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 22, 2018 can also be written as 12/22/2018 in the US and as 22/12/2018 in UK and Europe.

December 22, 2018 in December 2018 calendar

Here's what happened on December 22, 2018:

• Somali civil war: at least 16 people are killed and more than 20 injured by a car bomb in mogadishu near the presidential palace.
• A car bomb explodes near mogadishu's presidential palace, killing at least 16 and injuring more than 20 others.
• Simcha rotem, who was also a fighter in the 1943 warsaw ghetto uprising and a participant of the 1944 warsaw uprising dies at the young age of 94.
• 2018 sunda strait tsunami. at least 281 people have been killed and more than 1,000 are injured by a tsunami that was triggered when krakatoa's volcano erupted near the coast of sunda strait, indonesia.
• A tsunami caused by krakatoa's eruption strikes the coast of indonesia's sunda strait, killing at least 281 and injuring over 1000 people.
• The parliament of cuba has approved the draft constitution. it will be up for referendum on february 24, 2019.
• The united states department of state has confirmed that brett mcgurk, special presidential envoy for global coalition to counter isil, has resigned effective december 31. the resignation was described by president trump as "nothing"
• A tsunami caused by an eruption of anak krakatau in indonesia kills at least 430 people and injures almost a thousand more.

December 22, 2018: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Exchange Rates on December 22, 2018:

• 1 USD = 1.3595 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9945 CHF
• 1 USD = 19.939 MXN
• 1 EUR = 126.48 JPY
• 1 CAD = 0.7311 CHF

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 22nd is Capricorn.

Capricorn is the 10th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between December 22nd and January 19th belong to the Capricorn sign: discover Capricorn personality and who should a Capricorn marry.

Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 22, 2018: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 22, 2018 is Dog and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on December 22, 2018 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 22, 2018 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 22, 2018 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 99% full, rising at 04:46 pm and setting at 08:01 am.

The previous full moon was on Nov 23, 2018 while the next full moon would come on Jan 21, 2019.

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Your place in the Universe on December 22, 2018

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Whose famous birthday is on December 22nd?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on December 22nd:

• Vanessa Paradis

  French actress and singer, depardieu was seen in "elisa", directed by jean becker.

• Ralph Fiennes

  English actor.

• Jean-Baptiste Maunier

  French singer and actor, he is best known for his role as les choristes in 2004.

• Ted Cruz

  Texas senator of the united states.

• Meghan Trainor

  American singer-songwriter.

• Robin Gibb

  British-american singer, not identical twin to maurice.

• Jordin Sparks

  American singer and american idol winner.

• Maurice Gibb

  British-american musician.

• Dina Meyer

  American actress.

• Lady Bird Johnson

  First lady of the united states (born in 1912).

See more famous people and celebrities born on December 22nd

You are 5 years 4 months old,

or 64 months and 4 days old,

or 278 weeks and 6 days old,

or 1952 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 22, 2018?

There are 240 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday December 22nd 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 22, 2018?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on December 22, 2018.

Famous people died on December 22, 2018:

• Rodel Batocabe

  Filipino politician known for his advocacy for good governance and public service.

• Paddy Ashdown

  British politician and diplomat who served as leader of the Liberal Democrats.

• Dayton O. Hyde

  American author known for his works on the American West.

• Clarice Yentsch

  Pioneering oceanographer known for her research on phytoplankton and ocean color.

• Simcha Rotem

  Last survivor of the warsaw ghetto uprising (b. 1924).

• Herman Sikumbang

  Indonesian guitarist (b. 1982); casualty during 2018 sunda strait tsunami.

• Jane Langton
• Giorgio Lunghini
• Enzo Boschi
• Jean Bourgain
• Roberto Suazo Córdova
• Talal bin Abd al-Aziz Al Sa'ud

What famous deaths happened on December 22nd?

Famous deaths on December 22nd:

• Gilda Gray

  Polish-american actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1959).

• Christine Cavanaugh

  American singer and actress (d. 2014).

• Don DeFore

  Actor (george baxter-hazel), passes away from cardiac arrest at the age of 76.

• Helene Stanley

  Actress (carnival story and roar of the crowd).

• Libbey Owens

  Co-founder of Libbey-Owens-Ford Company, revolutionized the glass industry.

• Gera Eliot

  Renowned English novelist known for works like 'Middlemarch' and 'Silas Marner'.

• Samuel Beckett

  Irish writer of fiction, prose and avant-garde plays.

• Annaston Eliot

  Annaston Eliot was an English novelist, poet, and journalist, best known for her novels 'Middlemarch' and 'The Mill on the Floss'.

• John Chisum

  Prominent figure in the American Old West known as the 'Cattle King of Texas'.

See more famous people and celebrities who died on December 22nd

Holidays on December 22, 2018:

• R.C. Saints - commemoration of Frances Xavier Cabrini
• Spain: the main draw of Spanish National Lottery, where it is a Christmas tradition.
• Astrology: First day of sun sign Capricorn
• In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs on or very close to this date. In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs around this time.
• Also see December 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Japan - T?ji (winter solstice)