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, 1655
Day of Week 18th » The Whitehall Conference ends with the determination that there was no law preventing Jews from re-entering England after the Edict of Expulsion of 1290.
Day of Week 27th » Second Northern War/the Deluge (history) or Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a Siege of Jasna Góra named month-long siege.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1655
28th » Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (d. 1698)
Famous Deaths for December 1655
31st » Janusz Radziwiłł (1612–55) known as Janusz Radziwiłł, Polish–Lithuanian politician (b. 1612)