What day of the week was December 10, 1949?

The day of the week December 10th, 1949 fell on was a Saturday.

There were 15 days until Christmas.

Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu the the last Kuomintang- held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan.