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, 1832
Day of Week 20th » HMS Clio (1807) called HMS 'Clio' under the command of Captain Onslow arrives at Port Egmont under orders to Reassertion of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (1833) called take possession of the Falkland Islands
Day of Week 21st » Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833) called Egyptian–Ottoman War: Egyptian forces decisively defeat Ottoman Empire named Ottoman troops at the Battle of Konya.
Day of Week 28th » John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1832
8th » Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian-French author and playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1910)
15th » Gustave Eiffel, French engineer and architect, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (d. 1923)
21st » John H. Ketcham, American general and politician (d. 1906)
27th » Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tretyakov Gallery (d. 1897)