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, 1943
Day of Week 2nd » World War II: A Air Raid on Bari Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American SS John Harvey SS 'John Harvey', which is carrying a stockpile of World War I-era Sulfur mustard mustar
Day of Week 4th » World War II: In Kingdom of Yugoslavia named Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.
4th » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.
Day of Week 13th » World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.
Day of Week 15th » World War II: The Battle of Arawe begins during the New Britain Campaign.
Day of Week 17th » All Chinese are again permitted to become citizens of the United States with the repealing of the Chinese Exclusion Act known as Act of 1882 and the introduction of the Magnuson Act.
Day of Week 24th » World War II: United States called U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is named Supreme Allied Commander for the Normandy Invasion.
Day of Week 28th » World War II: After eight days of brutal urban warfare called house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the 1st Parachute Division (Germany) e.g German 1st Parachute Division and th
Day of Week 30th » Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
18th » Bobby Keys, American saxophone player (The Rolling Stones)
18th » Keith Richards, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Rolling Stones, The Dirty Mac, and The New Barbarians (band) called The New Barbarians)
18th » Alan Rudolph, American director and screenwriter
19th » Ross M. Lence, American political scientist and academic (d. 2006)
19th » James L. Jones, American general and politician, 22nd National Security Advisor (United States) called United States National Security Advisor
19th » Sam Kelly, English actor (d. 2014)
21st » André Arthur, Canadian journalist and politician
21st » Jack Nance, American actor (d. 1996)
21st » Wafic Saïd, Syrian-Saudi Arabian businessman
21st » Walter Spanghero, French rugby player
22nd » Stefan Janos (physicist) named Stefan Janos, Slovak-Swiss physicist and academic
22nd » Paul Wolfowitz, American banker and politician, 25th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
23rd » Ron Allen (baseball) e.g Ron Allen, American baseball player
23rd » Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov, Russian-French mathematician and academic
23rd » Elizabeth Hartman, American actress (d. 1987)
23rd » Harry Shearer, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
23rd » Queen Silvia of Sweden
24th » Tarja Halonen, Finnish lawyer and politician, 11th President of Finland
24th » Suzy Menkes, English journalist and critic
25th » Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Brazilian race car driver
25th » Hanna Schygulla, German actress and singer
27th » Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author
27th » Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
27th » Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer
27th » Roy White, American baseball player and coach
28th » Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Peruvian cardinal
28th » Keith Floyd, English chef and author (d. 2009)
28th » David Peterson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Ontario
28th » Joan Ruddock, Welsh politician
28th » Richard Whiteley, English journalist and game show host (d. 2005)
29th » Bill Aucoin, American talent manager (d. 2010)
29th » Molly Bang, American author and illustrator