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, 1878
Day of Week 18th » John Kehoe, the last of the Molly Maguires is executed in Pennsylvania.
18th » The House of Thani called Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar
Day of Week 31st » Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, filed for a patent on his first reliable Two-stroke engine e.g two-stroke gas engine, and he was granted the patent in 1879.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1878
3rd » Francis A. Nixon, American businessman (d. 1956)
4th » Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (d. 1918)
10th » C. Rajagopalachari, Indian lawyer and politician, 45th List of Governors-General of India or Governor-General of India (d. 1972)
15th » Hans Carossa, German author and poet (d. 1956)
18th » Joseph Stalin, Georgian-Russian marshal and politician, 4th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1953)
21st » Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish-Irish mathematician and philosopher (d. 1956)
22nd » Myer Prinstein, Polish-American jumper (d. 1925)
23rd » Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer (d. 1972)
25th » Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver (d. 1941)
25th » Noël Leslie, Countess of Rothes (d. 1956)
25th » Joseph M. Schenck known as Joseph Schenk, Russian-born American film executive (d. 1961)
30th » William Aberhart, Canadian evangelist and politician, 7th Premier of Alberta (d. 1943)
31st » Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman, founded Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (d. 1966)
31st » Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan-Argentinian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1937)