20395 days before today

Today is October 31st, 2024 (Thursday), so 20395 days before today would be:

December 29th, 1968 (Sunday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)

Number of days before today:

• Day numbers: 364

• Week number: 52

• Leap year: 1968 is a leap year.

• Daylight Saving Time: No

• Sunrise time: 07:54 am

• Sunset time: 05:15 pm

• Day length: 09h 21m

• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous

• Illumination: 80%

• Moon Age: 10.51 day(s)

December 29th, 1968 Holidays and National Days

1170

Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury, is murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights of Henry II.

1981

President Ronald Reagan curtails Soviet trade in reprisal for its harsh policies on Poland.

1965

A Christmas truce is observed in Vietnam, while President Johnson tries to get the North Vietnamese to the bargaining table.

1956

President Dwight Eisenhower asks Congress for the authority to oppose Soviet aggression in the Middle East.

1948

Tito declares Yugoslavia will follow its own path to Communism.

1940

In a radio interview, President Roosevelt proclaims the United States to be the “arsenal of democracy.”

1940

London suffers its most devastating air raid when Germans firebomb the city on the evening of December 29.

1934

Japan formally denounces Washington Naval Treaty of 1922.

1926

Germany and Italy sign an arbitration treaty.

1921

Sears Roebuck president Julius Rosenwald pledges $20 million of his personal fortune to help Sears through hard times.