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, 1935
Day of Week 9th » Walter Liggett, American newspaper editor and muckraker, is killed in a gangland murder.
9th » The Downtown Athletic Club named Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, later renamed the Heisman Trophy, is awarded for the first time. The winner is halfback Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago.
Day of Week 12th » Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
5th » Calvin Trillin, American journalist, author, and poet
5th » Yury Vlasov, Ukrainian-Russian weightlifter and politician
6th » Jean Lapointe, Canadian actor, singer, and politician
8th » Dharmendra, Indian actor, producer, and politician
8th » Tatiana Zatulovskaya, Russian-Israeli chess player
10th » Terry Allcock, English footballer and cricketer
11th » Ron Carey (actor) named Ron Carey, American actor (d. 2007)
11th » Pranab Mukherjee, Indian politician, 13th President of India
11th » Elmer Vasko, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998)
12th » John Wise (Ontario) named John Wise, Canadian farmer and politician, 23rd Minister of Agriculture (Canada) known as Minister of Agriculture (d. 2013)
13th » Joe Christopher, Virgin Islander baseball player
13th » Kenneth Hall (American football) or Kenneth Hall, American football player
13th » Lindy McDaniel, American baseball player
14th » Lewis Arquette, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
14th » Barbara Leigh-Hunt, English actress
14th » Lee Remick, American actress (d. 1991)
14th » Arvo Valton, Estonian author and screenwriter
17th » Brian Langford, English cricketer (d. 2013)
17th » Cal Ripken, Sr., American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999)