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, 1898
Day of Week 3rd » The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated 1898 Western Pennsylvania All-Star football team named an all-star collection of early football players 16-0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.
Day of Week 10th » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris (1898) or Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.
Day of Week 18th » Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of convert 39.245 mi/h km/h abbr=on in a Jeantaud electric car
Day of Week 26th » Marie Curie called Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1898
1st » Stuart Garson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Manitoba (d. 1977)
2nd » Indra Lal Roy, Indian lieutenant and pilot (d. 1918)
5th » Josh Malihabadi, Indian-Pakistani poet (d. 1982)
5th » Grace Moore, American soprano and actress (d. 1947)
6th » Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-American photographer and journalist (d. 1995)
6th » Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and economist, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)