December 21st (2012) was a Friday. It's the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 10 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 21st December, 2012
» The world was 2012 phenomenon or predicted to end on December 21, 2012 according to some calendars.
» The Walt Disney Company completed its acquisition of Lucasfilm and of the Star Wars franchise.
December 21st Famous Deaths for 2012
» Vivian Anderson (baseball) or Vivian Anderson, American baseball player (b. 1921)
» Boyd Bartley, American baseball player (b. 1920)
» Curtis Crider, American race car driver (b. 1930)
» Jishu Dasgupta, Indian actor and director (b. 1956)
» Lee Dorman, American bass player (Iron Butterfly and Captain Beyond) (b. 1942)
» David Lomon, English soldier (b. 1918)
» Shane McEntee, Irish politician (b. 1956)
» Thomas W. McGee, American politician (b. 1924)
» Daphne Oxenford, English actress (b. 1919)
December 21st Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
» O antiphon e.g O Oriens
» Peter Canisius e.g Petrus Canisius
» Thomas the Apostle (Anglicanism)
» December 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Divalia, in honour of Angerona (Roman Empire)
» Earliest date for the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, and its related observances:
» Earliest date for Yule in the Northern Hemisphere, and Midsummer in the Southern Hemisphere. (Contemporary Paganism known as Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
» Sangamitta named Sanghamitta Day (Theravada named Theravada Buddhism)
» Ziemassvētki (ancient Latvia)
» Public holidays in São Tomé and Príncipe called São Tomé Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)