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, 1926
Day of Week 25th » Emperor Taishō of Japan dies. His son, Prince Hirohito, succeeds him as Emperor Shōwa.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1926
1st » Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (d. 2013)
1st » Allyn Ann McLerie, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer
1st » Keith Michell, Australian actor
1st » Robert Symonds, American actor (d. 2007)
1st » Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, Scottish businessman (d. 2010)
4th » Monty M. Wyche, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 2014)
9th » Henry Way Kendall, American physicist, photographer, and mountaineer, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
9th » Jan Křesadlo, Czech-English psychologist and author (d. 1995)
9th » Roger McGee, American actor (d. 2013)
11th » Big Mama Thornton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)