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, 1983
Day of Week 5th » Dissolution of the National Reorganization Process called Military Junta in Argentina.
Day of Week 7th » An Iberia (airline) e.g Iberia Airlines Boeing 727 collides with an Aviaco McDonnell Douglas DC-9 named DC-9 in dense fog while the two airliners are taxiing down the runway at Madrid–Barajas Airport, killing 93 people.
Day of Week 10th » Democracy is restored in Argentina with the inauguration of President Raúl Alfonsín.
Day of Week 12th » The Australian Labor government led by Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Treasurer Paul Keating floats the Australian dollar.
Day of Week 14th » The third Congress of the Communist Youth of Greece starts.
Day of Week 17th » Provisional Irish Republican Army Provisional IRA members Harrods bombing detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London London, England, United Kingdom. Three police officers and three civilians are killed.
Day of Week 19th » The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy Jules Rimet Trophy known as Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Day of Week 31st » The AT&T Corporation or AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1983
2nd » Chris Burke (footballer) named Chris Burke, Scottish footballer