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, 2001
Day of Week 2nd » Enron Enron scandal Bankruptcy known as files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Day of Week 12th » Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng to the Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.
Day of Week 13th » Sansad Bhavan, the building housing the Parliament of India called Indian Parliament, 2001 Indian Parliament attack known as is attacked by terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists.
Day of Week 15th » The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to fortify it, without fixing its famous lean.
Day of Week 19th » A record high Atmospheric pressure barometric pressure of 1085.6 Pascal (unit) hPa (32.06 Inch of mercury inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl, Mongolia.
19th » Argentine economic crisis (1999–2002) named Argentine economic crisis: December 2001 riots in Argentina e.g December 2001 riots Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Day of Week 22nd » Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Northern Alliance, hands over power in Afghanistan to the interim government headed by President Hamid Karzai.
22nd » Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard 2001 shoe bomb plot known as American Airlines Flight 63.
Day of Week 27th » China is granted permanent Permanent normal trade relations named normal trade relations with the United States.
Day of Week 29th » A fire at the Mesa Redonda shopping center in Lima, Peru, kills at least 291.