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, 2005
Day of Week 3rd » XCOR Aerospace makes the Rocket mail Reusable launch vehicles e.g first manned rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.
Day of Week 4th » Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong December 2005 protest for democracy in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the Hong Kong Government government to allow universal suffrage universal and equal suffrage.
Day of Week 5th » The 2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake e.g Lake Tanganyika earthquake causes significant damage, mostly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Day of Week 6th » Several villagers are shot dead during Dongzhou protests of 2005 or protests in Dongzhou, China.
6th » An Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules e.g C-130 military transport aircraft 2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash e.g crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 84 on board and 44 more on the ground.
Day of Week 7th » Rigoberto Alpizar, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of U.S. Federal Air Marshal Service or federal air marshals at Miami International Airport.
7th » Ante Gotovina, a Croatian army general accused of war crimes, is captured in the Playa de las Américas, Tenerife, by Spain e.g Spanish police.
Day of Week 11th » The Buncefield fire named Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom.
11th » 2005 Cronulla riots called Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanon e.g Lebanese (and many who are not) in Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia. These are f
Day of Week 15th » Introduction of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor into United States Air Force called USAF active service.
Day of Week 17th » Anti-World Trade Organization World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2005 17 December 2005 known as protesters riot in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
17th » Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan.
Day of Week 18th » The Civil war in Chad (2005–2010) known as civil war in Chad begins when rebel groups, allegedly backed by neighbouring Sudan, launch an Battle of Adré e.g attack in Adré.
Day of Week 20th » Aleksandër Moisiu University was founded in Durrës, Albania.
Day of Week 24th » Chad–Sudan relations: Chad declares a Declaration of war e.g state of war against Sudan following a December 18 Battle of Adré known as attack on Adré, which left about 100 people dead.
Day of Week 30th » Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the Atlantic Ocean known as North Atlantic basin.