December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars. It is one of seven months with the length of 31 days. December is the first month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, December is the seasonal equivalent to June in the Northern hemisphere, which is the first month of summer. December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.
December symbols: Its birth flower is the narcissus. The birthstones of December are the turquoise, zircon, and tanzanite. The zodiac signs for the month of December are Sagittarius (until December 21) and Capricorn (December 22 onwards).
Historical Events for December, 1834
Day of Week 1st » Slavery is abolished in the British Cape Colony named Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
Day of Week 3rd » The Zollverein (German Customs Union) begins the first regular census in Germany.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1834
16th » Léon Walras, French-Swiss economist and theorist (d. 1910)
Famous Deaths for December 1834
23rd » Thomas Robert Malthus, English economist and demographer (b. 1766)