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, 1879
Day of Week 28th » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland known as United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
Day of Week 31st » Thomas Edison demonstrates Incandescent light bulb called incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Edison, New Jersey e.g Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1879
3rd » Albert Asher, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1965)
3rd » Charles Hutchison, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1949)
3rd » Kafū Nagai, Japanese author and playwright (d. 1959)
3rd » Donald Matheson Sutherland, Canadian physician and politician, 5th Minister of National Defence (Canada) known as Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 1970)
5th » Clyde Vernon Cessna, American pilot and businessman, founded the Cessna or Cessna Aircraft Corporation (d. 1954)
7th » Rudolf Friml, Czech-American pianist, composer, and academic (d. 1972)
22nd » Karel Hašler, Czech people or Czech songwriter, actor, lyricist, director, composer, writer, dramatist and screenwriter, murdered at Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp (b. 1941)