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, 1884
Day of Week 6th » The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1884
1st » Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German painter (d. 1976)
2nd » Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 1953)
3rd » Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (d. 1963)
3rd » Walther Stampfli, Swiss politician, 50th List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation known as President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1965)
6th » Cornelia Meigs, American author, playwright, and academic (d. 1973)
11th » Piet Ooms, Dutch swimmer and water polo player (d. 1961)
14th » Jane Cowl, American actress and playwright (d. 1950)
16th » Seibo Kitamura, Japanese sculptor (d. 1987)
18th » Emil Starkenstein, Czech-Jewish co-founder of clinical pharmacology, murdered at Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp (d. 1942)
25th » Samuel Berger (boxer) e.g Samuel Berger, American boxer (d. 1925)
25th » Evelyn Nesbit, American actress (d. 1967)
30th » Hideki Tōjō, Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)
31st » Bobby Byrne (baseball) e.g Bobby Byrne, American baseball and soccer player (d. 1964)
Famous Deaths for December 1884
1st » William Swainson (lawyer) called William Swainson, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, Attorney-General (New Zealand) or Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809)
23rd » John Chisum, American businessman (b. 1824)