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, 1776
Day of Week 7th » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the United States or American military as a major general.
Day of Week 19th » Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in 'The Pennsylvania Journal' entitled "The American Crisis".
Day of Week 26th » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian (soldiers) named Hessian Mercenary e.g mercenaries.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1776
16th » Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German chemist, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1810)
25th » Sydney, Lady Morgan, Irish-English author (d. 1859)
27th » Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1811)
31st » Johann Spurzheim, German-American physician and phrenologist (d. 1832)