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, 1918
Day of Week 1st » Transylvania unites with the Kingdom of Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28), thus concluding the Union of Transylvania with Romania e.g Great Union.
1st » The Kingdom of Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.
1st » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
Day of Week 4th » President of the United States or U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Palace of Versailles named Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
Day of Week 12th » The Flag of Estonia is raised atop the Pikk Hermann for the first time.
Day of Week 14th » Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse known as Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the List of monarchs of Finland called Finnish throne.
14th » President of Portugal e.g Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated.
Day of Week 17th » Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House, Darwin called Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Day of Week 27th » The Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919) or Great Poland Uprising against the Germany called Germans begins.
Day of Week 28th » Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected Member of Parliament United Kingdom named MP to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom known as British House of Commons.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1918
3rd » Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general and politician (d. 2000)
8th » Gérard Souzay, French opera singer (d. 2004)
9th » Joyce Redman, Irish-English actress (d. 2012)
10th » Anne Gwynne, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
10th » Anatoli Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)
11th » Clinton Adams, American painter and historian (d. 2002)
11th » Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian soldier and author, Nobel Prize in Literature e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
12th » Joe Williams (jazz singer) or Joe Williams, American singer (d. 1999)
13th » Rosalia Lombardo, Italian pneumonia victim (d. 1920)
14th » James Thomas Aubrey, Jr., American broadcaster (d. 1994)
14th » Radu Beligan, Romanian actor
14th » B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (d. 2014)
15th » Jeff Chandler (actor) named Jeff Chandler, American actor and singer (d. 1961)
16th » Pierre Delanoë, French songwriter (d. 2006)
16th » Vida Hope, English actress (d. 1963)
19th » Professor Longhair, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1980)
20th » Jean Marchand, Canadian union leader and politician, 43rd Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1988)
21st » Donald Regan, American colonel and politician, 11th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2003)
21st » Kurt Waldheim, Austrian colonel and politician, 9th President of Austria (d. 2007)
23rd » José Greco, Italian-American dancer and choreographer (d. 2000)
23rd » Kumar Pallana, Indian-American actor (d. 2013)
23rd » Helmut Schmidt, German economist, pilot, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) e.g Chancellor of Germany
25th » Anwar Sadat, Egyptian lieutenant and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
26th » Georgios Rallis, Greek politician, 173rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2006)
26th » Olga Lopes-Seale, Guyanese-born Barbados-based social and community worker, radio broadcaster and singer (d. 2011)
27th » John Celardo, American illustrator (d. 2012)
2nd » Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
5th » Schalk Willem Burger, South African commander, lawyer, and politician, 6th List of Presidents of the South African Republic named President of the South African Republic (b. 1852)
8th » Josip Štadler, Croatian archbishop (b. 1843)
11th » Ivan Cankar, Slovenian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1876)
22nd » Aristeidis Moraitinis (aviator) or Aristeidis Moraitinis, Greek lieutenant and pilot (b. 1891)
28th » Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet and journalist (b. 1865)