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, 1896
Day of Week 14th » The Glasgow Subway known as Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
Day of Week 30th » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is Capital punishment or executed by a Spanish Execution by firing squad named firing squad in Manila, Philippines.
30th » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1896
1st » Georgy Zhukov, Russian general and politician, 2nd Minister of Defence (Soviet Union) named Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union (d. 1974)
5th » Ann Nolan Clark, American historian, author, and educator (d. 1995)
5th » Carl Ferdinand Cori, Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)