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, 1987
Day of Week 7th » Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and himself.
Day of Week 8th » The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed.
8th » Frank Vitkovic Queen Street Massacre e.g shoots and kills eight people at the Australia Post building in Melbourne, Australia or Melbourne, before jumping to his death.
8th » The 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster called Alianza Lima air disaster occurs.
8th » An Israeli army tank transporter kills four Palestinian refugees and injures seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel–Gaza Strip barrier named Israel–Gaza Strip border, sparking the First Intifada.
Day of Week 9th » Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
Day of Week 18th » Larry Wall releases the first version of the Perl programming language.
Day of Week 20th » In the worst peacetime sea disaster, the passenger ferry 'MV Doña Paz called Doña Paz' sinks after colliding with the oil tanker 'Vector ' in the Tablas Strait in the Philippines, killing an estimated 4,000 people (1,749 official).
24th » Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands named Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1919)
24th » Betty Noyes, American singer and actress (b. 1912)
24th » M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, producer, and politician (b. 1917)
31st » Jerry Turner (anchorman) e.g Jerry Turner, American journalist (b. 1929)