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).
Famous Birthdays on December in 1887
3rd » Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Japanese general and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1990)
6th » Lynn Fontanne, English-American actress (d. 1983)
6th » Joseph Lamb, American pianist and composer (d. 1960)
7th » Ernst Toch, Austrian-American composer and songwriter (d. 1964)
9th » Tim Moore (comedian) known as Tim Moore, American actor (d. 1958)
12th » Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer and engineer (d. 1974)
13th » George Pólya, Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 1985)
13th » Alvin C. York, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)
14th » Xul Solar, Argentinian painter and sculptor (d. 1963)
17th » Josef Lada, Czech painter and illustrator (d. 1957)
17th » Hermine Reuss of Greiz (d. 1947)
18th » Bhikhari Thakur, Indian actor, singer, and playwright (d. 1971)
22nd » Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (d. 1920)
24th » Louis Jouvet, French actor and producer (d. 1951)
25th » Conrad Hilton, American businessman, founded the Hilton Hotels & Resorts (d. 1979)