Monday December 24, 2018: on this day

December 24, 2018 was a Monday and it was the 358th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 24, 2018 can also be written as 12/24/2018 in the US and as 24/12/2018 in UK and Europe.

December 24, 2018 in December 2018 calendar

Here's what happened on December 24, 2018:

• The dow jones industrial average fell 2.9% on christmas eve, marking its worst performance.
• 2018 sunda strait tsunami - according to indonesia's disaster management agency, the death toll from the tsunami that was caused by the anak krakatau volcano eruption has reached at least 429. 1,459 people have been injured and 150 remain missing.
• 2018 puebla helicopter accident: senator rafael moreno valle rosas and governor of puebla martha erika alonso were among the many fatalities in a helicopter accident near puebla.
• Governor of puebla martha erika alonso, and senator rafael moreno valle rosas were among the many fatalities in a helicopter accident near puebla.
• Mount etna explodes, closing catania-fontanarossa airport, sicily, italy.
• Corruption in pakistan: nawaz sharif, former prime minister of pakistan, is sentenced after being found guilty.
• After being found guilty for corruption, nawaz sharif, former pakistani prime minister, was sentenced to seven-years imprisonment.
• At 70, mahmoud hashemi sharoudi, chairman of iran's expediency discernment council, and former chief justice, has died.
• Benjamin netanyahu's coalition government dissolves the knesset, and calls for early elections in april. after failing to pass a bill to extend the military draft to ultraorthodox jews, the coalition is in trouble. also, the resignation of avigdor lieberman (leader of one of the coalition parties), has caused the coalition to struggle.
• Burundi moves its capital to gitega from bujumbura.
• A helicopter crash kills martha érika alonso, first female governor of puebla, mexico, and her husband rafael moreno valle rosas, former governor.

December 24, 2018: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on December 24, 2018:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $66.87
• Apple AAPL: opens at $148.15
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $97.68
• General Electric GE: opens at $7.06
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $109.90

Exchange Rates on December 24, 2018:

• 1 USD = 0.8762 EUR
• 1 USD = 110.42 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.7879 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.4181 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.3598 CAD

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 24th 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 24, 2018: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 24, 2018 is Dog and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on December 24, 2018 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 24, 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 24, 2018 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 88% full, rising at 06:57 pm and setting at 09:50 am.

The previous full moon was on Dec 22, 2018 while the next full moon would come on Jan 21, 2019.

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Your place in the Universe on December 24, 2018

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Whose famous birthday is on December 24th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on December 24th:

• Ricky Martin

  Puerto-rican singer.

• Ava Gardner

  American actress.

• Stephenie Meyer

  Young adult author.

• Mark Valley

  American actor.

• Lee Daniels

  Director.

• Diedrich Bader

  American actor.

• Satomi Ishihara

  Japanese actress.

• Lynn Chen

  Lynn Chen is an American actress and musician known for her work in film and television.

• Clarence Gilyard

  Clarence Gilyard is a former college athlete who later became an actor, best known for his roles in TV series like 'Walker, Texas Ranger'.

• Ruth Chatterton

  American actress, writer, and pilot.

See more famous people and celebrities born on December 24th

You are 5 years 3 months old,

or 63 months and 26 days old,

or 277 weeks and 4 days old,

or 1943 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 24, 2018?

There are 249 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday December 24th 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 24, 2018?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on December 24, 2018.

Famous people died on December 24, 2018:

• Leslie Lampton

  Founder of Ergon, a successful oil and gas company.

• Martha Érika Alonso

  Governor of puebla (b. 1973).

• Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas

  Former governor of puebla (b. 1968).

• Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
• Rosario Mazzola
• Stanko Poklepović
• Osvaldo Bayer
• Laura De Vescovi
• Jozef Adamec

What famous deaths happened on December 24th?

Famous deaths on December 24th:

• Jack Klugman

  Jack klugman was an american tv actor known for his roles in 'the odd couple' and 'quincy, m.e.

• Harold Pinter

  British playwright, screenwriter, and poet.

• Peter Lawford

  British-american star with 57 films and several tv series.

• Norma Talmadge

  American actress, silent screen, vaudeville and radio star, oldest of three talmadge sisters, who was promoted by her stage-driven mother.

• Charles Durning

  American singer and actor (d. 2012).

• Liz Smith

  American journalist and one of the most respected gossip columnists.

• Ian Hendry

  Actor (assassin get carter, repulsion), dead at 53.

• Elener Adams

  Legendary American boxer known for his powerful punches and undefeated record.

• Sharbel

  Lebanese Maronite monk known for his holiness and miracles.

• Norman Vincent Peale

  Norman Vincent Peale was an American minister and author known for his work in popularizing the concept of positive thinking.

See more famous people and celebrities who died on December 24th

Holidays on December 24, 2018:

• December 24 is celebrated as the day before Christmas, thus called Christmas Eve.
• It is the day when food is traditionally set out for Santa Claus and his reindeer. Children around the world are urged to go to bed early so they are not awake when he arrives.
• In Hungary, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, the Czech Republic and Slovakia among others, this is the day that presents are exchanged and opened.
• The Declaration of Christmas Peace takes place in the Old Great Square of Turku, Finland's official Christmas City, according to old traditions dating back to the Middle Ages.