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, 2007
Day of Week 3rd » Winter storms cause the Chehalis River (Washington) called Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, and close a 20-mile portion of Interstate 5 in Washington named Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions
Day of Week 5th » Westroads Mall massacre: A gunman opens fire with a semi-automatic rifle at an Omaha, Nebraska, mall, killing eight people before taking his own life.
Day of Week 7th » The 2007 South Korea oil spill or 'Hebei Spirit' oil spill begins in South Korea after a crane barge that had broken free from a tug collides with the Oil tanker Size categories e.g Very Large Crude Carrier, 'Hebei Spirit'.
Day of Week 11th » Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) called Insurgency in the Maghreb: December 11, 2007 Algiers bombings called Two car bombs explode in Algiers, Algeria, one near the Supreme Constitutional Court and the other near the offices of the United Nations.
Day of Week 20th » Elizabeth II becomes the oldest monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years, 7 months and 29 days.
20th » The 'Portrait of Suzanne Bloch' (1904), by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, and 'O Lavrador de Café' by Brazilian modernist painter Candido Portinari, are stolen from the São Paulo Museum of Art.
Day of Week 23rd » An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the List of Prime Ministers of Nepal named Prime Minister becoming head of state.
Day of Week 27th » Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is Assassination of Benazir Bhutto named assassinated in a shooting incident.
27th » Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the Kenyan presidential election, 2007 known as presidential election, triggering a 2007–08 Kenyan crisis or political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.
Famous Birthdays on December in 2007
17th » James, Viscount Severn, Enlgish son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
Famous Deaths for December 2007
1st » Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player and footballer (b. 1929)
1st » Anton Rodgers, English actor and director (b. 1933)
2nd » Jennifer Alexander, Canadian-American ballerina (b. 1972)
3rd » James Kemsley, Australian cartoonist and actor (b. 1948)
4th » Pimp C, American rapper and producer (UGK) (b. 1973)
4th » Norval Morrisseau, Canadian painter (b. 1932)