54 days before February 10, 2002

would be

December 18, 2001 (Tuesday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 352

• Week number: 51

• Leap year: 2001 is not a leap year

• Daylight Saving Time: No

Sunrise, Sunset Times for December 18, 2001 (Tuesday)

• Sunrise time: 07:49 am

• Sunset time: 05:09 pm

• Day length: 09h 20m

• Source: suntoday.org

Moon Phase for December 18, 2001 (Tuesday)

• Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent

• Illumination: 16%

• Moon Age: 3.93 day(s)

• Source: mooninfo.org

December 18, 2001 Holidays and National Days

December 18 in History

2010
In an opening act of Arab Spring, anti-government protests erupt in Tunisia.
2008
United Arab Emirates holds it first-ever elections.
2005
Civil war begins in Chad with a rebel assault on Adre; the rebels are believed to be backed by Chad’s neighbor, Sudan.
2002
California Gov. Gray Davis announces the state faces a record budget deficit; the looming $35 billion shortfall is almost double the amount reported a month earlier during the state’s gubernatorial campaign.
1989
The European Economic Community and the Soviet Union sign an agreement on trade and economic communication.
1972
President Richard M. Nixon declares that the bombing of North Vietnam will continue until an accord can be reached (Operation Linebacker II).
1970
An atomic leak in Nevada forces hundreds of citizens to flee the test site.
1965
U.S. Marines attack VC units in the Que Son Valley during Operation Harvest Moon.
1960
A rightist government is installed under Prince Boun Oum in Laos as the United States resumes arms shipments.
1956
Japan is admitted to the United Nations.