What day of the week was December 1, 1997?

The day of the week December 1st, 1997 fell on was a Monday.

There were 24 days until Christmas.

Michel Bélanger the Canadian businessman and banker (b. 1929) died on this day in 1997. As did Stéphane Grappelli the French violinist (Quintette du Hot Club de France) (b. 1908) , Endicott Peabody the American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1920) .

In the Indian state of Bihar the Ranvir Sena attacked the CPI(ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower caste people.