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, 1947
Day of Week 2nd » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
Day of Week 6th » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
Day of Week 14th » Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of Real Madrid C.F., staged its first football match.
Day of Week 17th » First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.
Day of Week 22nd » The Constituent assembly called Constituent Assembly of Italy approves the Constitution of Italy.
Day of Week 23rd » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Labs known as Bell Laboratories.
Day of Week 25th » The Constitution of the Republic of China goes into effect.
Day of Week 30th » King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1947
1st » Alain Bashung, French singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2009)
1st » Elizabeth Baur, American actress
1st » Bob Fulton, English-Australian rugby player, coach, and sportscaster
2nd » Isaac Bitton, Moroccan-French drummer (Les Variations)
2nd » Tommy Jenkins, English footballer and manager
2nd » Ivan Atanassov Petrov, Bulgarian neurologist and author
4th » Jane Lubchenco, American ecologist, academic, and diplomat
5th » Bruce Golding, Jamaican politician, 8th Prime Minister of Jamaica
5th » Tony Gregory, Irish educator and politician (d. 2009)
5th » Jim Messina (musician) e.g Jim Messina, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Buffalo Springfield, Loggins and Messina, and Poco)
5th » Jim Plunkett, American football player and radio host
5th » Don Touhig, Welsh politician
5th » Rick Wills, English bass player (Foreigner (band) or Foreigner, Small Faces, Bad Company, Jokers Wild (band) called Jokers Wild, and The Jones Gang)
6th » Lawrence Cannon, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada) e.g Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
6th » Henk van Woerden, Dutch-South African painter and author (d. 2005)
6th » Miroslav Vitouš, Czech-American bassist and songwriter (Weather Report)
7th » Johnny Bench, American baseball player and sportscaster
7th » Tony Thomas (producer) e.g Tony Thomas, American screenwriter and producer
7th » Garry Unger, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
7th » Anne Fine, British children and adult author
8th » Chava Alberstein, Polish-Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
8th » Gregg Allman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band and Hour Glass (band) called Hour Glass)
8th » Gérard Blanc, French singer and guitarist (d. 2009)
8th » Thomas Cech, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry known as Nobel Prize laureate
8th » Kati-Claudia Fofonoff, Finnish author and poet
8th » Bruce Kimmel, American actor, director, writer and music producer
9th » Tom Daschle, American soldier, academic, and politician
9th » Jaak Jõerüüt, Estonian politician, 24th Minister of Defence (Estonia) known as Estonian Minister of Defense
9th » Allan Jones (cricketer) or Allan Jones, English cricketer and umpire
10th » Rasul Guliyev, Azerbaijani politician, 22nd Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
10th » Douglas Kenney, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1980)
10th » Howard Newby, English sociologist and academic
20th » Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer-songwriter
20th » Bo Ryan, college basketball coach
21st » Paco de Lucía, Spanish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2014)
21st » Bryan Hamilton, Irish footballer and manager
22nd » Brian Daley, American author and screenwriter (d. 1996)
23rd » Graham Bonnet, English singer-songwriter (The Marbles (duo) The Marbles, Rainbow (rock band) Rainbow, Anthem (band) Anthem, and Michael Schenker Group)
24th » Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer) known as Kevin Sheedy, Australian footballer and coach
25th » Twink Caplan, American actress and producer
27th » Mickey Redmond, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
27th » Doug Livermore, English footballer and manager
28th » Aurelio Rodríguez, Mexican baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2000)
29th » Richard Crandall, American physicist and computer scientist (d. 2012)
29th » Ted Danson, American actor and producer
29th » Leonhard Lapin, Estonian architect and poet
29th » Cozy Powell, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (Emerson, Lake & Powell, The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow (rock band) e.g Rainbow, Whitesnake, and Black Sabbath) (d. 1998)
29th » David Tanner (rowing) named David Tanner, English rower and coach
29th » Vincent Winter, Scottish actor, director, and production manager (d. 1998)
30th » Michael Burns (actor and historian) e.g Michael Burns, American actor and historian
30th » James Kahn, American author, screenwriter, and producer
30th » Jeff Lynne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Electric Light Orchestra, Traveling Wilburys, The Move, and The Idle Race)
30th » Steve Mix, American basketball player and coach
31st » Burton Cummings, Canadian keyboard player and songwriter (The Guess Who)