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, 1883
Day of Week 21st » The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed: .
Day of Week 26th » The Harbour Grace Affray between Irish Catholics and Protestant Orange Order or Orangemen causes five deaths in Newfoundland Colony known as Newfoundland.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1883
3rd » Anton Webern, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1945)
4th » Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian author and playwright (d. 1969)
9th » Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician, theorist, and academic (d. 1950)
9th » Alexander Papagos, Greek general and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1955)
9th » Joseph Pilates, German-American fitness expert, developed Pilates (d. 1967)
13th » Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian (d. 1950)
14th » Manolis Kalomiris, Greek pianist and composer (d. 1962)
14th » Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, developed aikido (d. 1969)
16th » Károly Kós, Hungarian-Romanian architect, ethnologist, and politician (d. 1977)
16th » Max Linder, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1925)