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, 1953
Day of Week 6th » Vladimir Nabokov completes his controversial novel 'Lolita'.
Day of Week 8th » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.
Day of Week 9th » Second Red Scare named Red Scare: General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1953
2nd » David Anderson (British politician) called David Anderson, English politician
12th » Bruce Kulick, American guitarist and songwriter (Kiss (band) Kiss, Grand Funk Railroad, Blackjack (band) Blackjack, Union (band) Union, and Eric Singer Project)
12th » Dave Meniketti, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Y&T)
12th » Rafael Septien, Mexican-American football player
13th » Ben Bernanke, American economist and academic
13th » Bill Castro, Dominican baseball player and coach
13th » Jim Davidson, English comedian, actor, and television host
13th » Bob Gainey, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
13th » Thomas Kurzhals, German keyboard player and songwriter (Karat (band) e.g Karat and Stern-Combo Meißen) (d. 2014)
14th » Vijay Amritraj, Indian tennis player and sportscaster
14th » Wade Davis, Canadian anthropologist, author, and photographer
14th » René Eespere, Estonian composer
14th » Vangelis Meimarakis, Greek lawyer and politician, 4th Minister for National Defence (Greece) or Greek Minister for National Defence
14th » Mikael Odenberg, Swedish soldier and politician, 29th Minister for Defence (Sweden) known as Swedish Minister for Defence