The December Birthstones are the Turquoise, Zircon and Tanzanite. Turquoise is regarded as a love charm. It is also a symbol of good fortune and success, and it is believed to relax the mind and to protect its wearer from harm. Turquoise rings, in particular, are thought to keep away evil spirits. Turquoise is called the traditional birthstone of December. Blue topaz is considered the secondary birthstone for December.
December Zodiac Signs
Month of December Zodiac Signs are Sagittarius(until December 21) and Capricorn(December 22 onwards).
Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Theoretical thinkin is like honey to those people. Born as Sagittarius you will have a tendency to philosophize. Honesty and a strong sense of justice are some of the positive qualities of Sagittarius. Focus and energy are things they give to work and family life. Sagittarius are compatible with: Aquarius, Libra, Aries and Leo.
Capricorn (December 22 - January 20) When you were born as a Capricorn then you are considered to be quite intelligent. Capricorns are known to be very patient and will go to great lengths as to achieve perspnal goals. This is why Capricorns are usually well suited to handling business problems. Capricorns are compatible with: Scorpio, Pisces, Virgo, Aries, Cancer and Taurus.
December Birth Flowers
Month of December flower is the Narcissus. These flowers symbolize sweetness. The embodiment of the idea that you want your beloved one to stay just the way they are. The other December birth flower is Holly, which symbolizes your wish for domestic happiness.
Good Cheer and Success. The December Birth Flower Narcissus senda a clear message of: You Are The Special One to the reciever.
Historical Events for December, 1993
2nd » Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in Medellín.
2nd » Space Shuttle program: STS-61 NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
4th » A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels.
5th » The mayor of Vienna, Helmut Zilk, is injured by a letter bomb.
7th » The Long Island Rail Road massacre: Passenger Colin Ferguson (mass murderer) e.g Colin Ferguson murders six people and injures 19 others on the Long Island Rail Road known as LIRR in Nassau County, New York.
10th » The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear named Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages.
11th » Forty-eight people are killed when a block of the Highland Towers collapses near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
15th » The Troubles: The Downing Street Declaration is issued by British Prime Minister of the United Kingdom named Prime Minister John Major and Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds.
30th » Israel and Holy See called Vatican City establish diplomatic relations.
1st » Ray Gillen, American singer-songwriter (Badlands (American band) called Badlands, Black Sabbath, Blue Murder (band) called Blue Murder, and Sun Red Sun) (b. 1959)
2nd » Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord (b. 1949)
3rd » Lewis Thomas, American physician, etymologist, and academic (b. 1913)
4th » Margaret Landon, American missionary and author (b. 1903)
4th » Frank Zappa, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Mothers of Invention) (b. 1940)
5th » Doug Hopkins, American guitarist and songwriter (Gin Blossoms) (b. 1961)
6th » Don Ameche, American actor and singer (b. 1908)
7th » Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Ivoirian politician, 1st List of heads of state of Ivory Coast e.g President of Ivory Coast (b. 1905)
7th » Wolfgang Paul, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)