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, 1890
Day of Week 15th » Hunkpapa Lakota people called Lakota leader Sitting Bull is killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, leading to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
Day of Week 22nd » Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.
Day of Week 29th » Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota people e.g Lakota killed by the 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States) called US Army.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1890
5th » David Bomberg, English painter, illustrator, and academic (d. 1957)
5th » Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1976)
6th » Dion Fortune, Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author (d. 1946)
6th » Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951)
6th » Rudolf Schlichter, German painter (d. 1955)
8th » Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American composer (d. 1959)