December 20 is the 354th day of the year. 11 days remain until the end of the year.
“Everyone's more vulnerable than they seem, and I think men are more vulnerable. Once you get close to a man, the whole thing's a facade anyway. I think manhood is fragile.”
Alain de Botton
Born today
Alain de Botton, 1969, Swiss-born British philosopher and author
Observances
Abolition of Slavery Day, also known as Fête des Cafres (Réunion, French Guiana)
Bo Aung Kyaw Day (Myanmar)
Earliest date for Winter solstice's eve (Northern Hemisphere), and its related observances:
Yaldā (Iran)
Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Macau)
Cathode-Ray Tube Day (US)
Games Day (US)
Go Caroling Day (US)
Odds & Ends today
The first man to die during the construction of the Hoover Dam was J.G. Tierney, on December 20, 1922. Remarkably, the last man to die on the project was his son, Patrick W. Tierney, who also passed away 13 years later, on December 20, in 1935.
