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, 2004
Day of Week 5th » The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom named civil partnership is registered there.
Day of Week 8th » The Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cusco or Cuzco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.
Day of Week 14th » The Millau Viaduct, the List of tallest bridges in the world or tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France.
Day of Week 20th » A gang of thieves Northern Bank robbery e.g steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Donegall Square West headquarters of Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, one of the largest bank robbery or bank robberies in British histor
Day of Week 21st » Iraq War: A suicide attack e.g suicide bomber 2004 Forward Operating Base Marez bombing or killed 22 at the forward operating base next to the main U.S. military airfield at Mosul, Iraq, the single deadliest suicide attack on American soldiers.
Day of Week 26th » A 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami known as 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and many other areas around the rim of the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,0
26th » Orange Revolution: The final Ukrainian presidential election, 2004 or run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny.
Day of Week 27th » Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet.
Day of Week 30th » A fire in the República Cromañón nightclub fire named República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 194.
Day of Week 31st » The official opening of Taipei 101, the List of tallest buildings and structures in the world tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of convert 509 m ft.
Famous Deaths for December 2004
1st » Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (b. 1911)
1st » Bill Brown (Scottish footballer) named Bill Brown, Scottish footballer (b. 1931)
2nd » Alicia Markova, English ballerina and choreographer (b. 1910)
2nd » Leonid Telyatnikov, Kazakh-Ukrainian firefighter (b. 1951)
2nd » Mona Van Duyn, American poet and academic (b. 1921)
3rd » Shiing-Shen Chern, Chinese-American mathematician and academic (b. 1911)