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, 1980
Day of Week 2nd » Salvadoran Civil War: Four U.S. nuns and churchwomen, Ita Ford, Maura Clarke, Jean Donovan, and Dorothy Kazel, are murdered by a Death squads El Salvador named military death squad.
Day of Week 4th » English people called English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbands, following the death of drummer John Bonham on September 25.
Day of Week 8th » John Lennon Death of John Lennon or is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City.
Day of Week 11th » The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) is enacted by the United States Congress known as U.S. Congress.
24th » Tomas Kalnoky, Czech-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Streetlight Manifesto, Catch 22 (band) e.g Catch 22, and Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution)
24th » Jaanus Uudmäe, Estonian jumper
25th » Kahi (singer) e.g Kahi, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (After School (band) known as After School)
25th » Locó (footballer) or Locó, Angolan footballer
25th » Joanna Angel, American porn actress, director, and producer
25th » Reika Hashimoto, Japanese model and actress