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, 1927
Day of Week 2nd » Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A (1927) named Ford Model A as its new automobile.
Day of Week 3rd » 'Putting Pants on Philip', the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released.
Day of Week 10th » The phrase "Grand Ole Opry Name known as Grand Ole Opry" is used for the first time radio or on-air.
Day of Week 11th » Guangzhou Uprising: Communist Party of China Communist Red Guards (China) Red Guards launch an uprising in Guangzhou, China, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou Soviet (council) Soviet.
Day of Week 17th » Indian revolutionary Rajendra Lahiri is hanged in Gonda jail, Uttar Pradesh, India, two days before the scheduled date.
Day of Week 19th » Three Indian revolutionaries, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan are executed by the British Empire.
Day of Week 25th » The Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang named Vietnamese Nationalist Party is founded.
Day of Week 27th » 'Show Boat', considered to be the first true American Musical theatre e.g musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway theatre e.g Broadway.
Day of Week 30th » The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line e.g Ginza Line, the first rapid transit or subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1927
3rd » Andy Williams, American singer and actor (The Williams Brothers) (d. 2012)
10th » Danny Matt, German-Israeli general (d. 2013)
11th » John Buscema, American illustrator (d. 2002)
12th » Robert Noyce, American inventor and businessman, co-invented the integrated circuit e.g microchip and co-founded the Intel named Intel Corporation (d. 1990)
13th » James Wright (poet) called James Wright, American poet and academic (d. 1980)