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, 1992
Day of Week 3rd » UN Security Council Resolution 794 is unanimously passed, approving a coalition of United Nations peacekeepers led by the United States to form UNITAF, with the task of establishing peace and ensuring that humanitarian aid is distributed in Somalia.
3rd » The Greek oil tanker 'Aegean Sea', carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching A Coruña (province) or La Coruña, Spain, and Aegean Sea oil spill named spills much of its cargo.
Day of Week 4th » Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 United States called U.S. troops to Somalia in Horn of Africa named Northeast Africa.
Day of Week 6th » The Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, India, is Demolition of Babri Masjid or demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.
Day of Week 14th » War in Abkhazia (1992–93) or War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on b
Day of Week 21st » A Netherlands Dutch McDonnell Douglas DC-10 DC-10, flight Martinair Flight 495 Martinair MP 495, crashes at Faro Airport, killing 56.
Day of Week 29th » Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
Day of Week 31st » Czechoslovakia is Dissolution of Czechoslovakia named peacefully dissolved in what is dubbed by media as the 'Velvet Divorce', resulting in the creation of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
12th » Suzanne Lilar, Belgian author and playwright (b. 1901)
13th » K. C. Irving, Canadian businessman (b. 1899)
13th » Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1899)
17th » Günther Anders, German journalist and philosopher (b. 1902)
17th » Dana Andrews, American actor (b. 1909)
18th » Mark Goodson, American game show producer, created 'Family Feud' and 'The Price Is Right (U.S. game show) known as The Price Is Right' (b. 1915)