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, 1937
Day of Week 9th » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking Imperial Japan e.g Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Republic of China known as Chinese city of Nanjing (Nanking).
Day of Week 11th » Second Italo–Ethiopian War: Kingdom of Italy known as Italy leaves the League of Nations.
Day of Week 12th » Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident USS 'Panay' incident Imperial Japan Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay PR-5 6 on the Yangtze River in China.
Day of Week 13th » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Empire of Japan e.g Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese
Day of Week 22nd » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City known as New York, New York.
Day of Week 29th » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Republic of Ireland known as Ireland with the adoption of a new Constitution of Ireland named constitution.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1937
1st » Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American soprano (d. 2005)
1st » Gordon Crosse, English composer and academic
1st » Chuck Low, American actor
1st » Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Latvian politician, 6th President of Latvia
2nd » Manohar Joshi, Indian politician, 15th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
21st » Frank B. Kellogg, American lawyer and politician, 45th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)
28th » Maurice Ravel, French pianist and composer (b. 1875)
29th » Don Marquis, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1878)
30th » Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company (b. 1852)