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, 1956
Day of Week 4th » The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studios for the first and last time.
Day of Week 6th » A violent Blood In The Water match called water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Day of Week 9th » Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board.
Day of Week 19th » Irish-born physician John Bodkin Adams is arrested in connection with the suspicious deaths of more than 160 patients. Eventually he is convicted only of minor charges.
Day of Week 22nd » Colo (gorilla) called Colo, the first gorilla to be bred in captivity (animal) named captivity, is born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio.
Day of Week 28th » Chin Peng, David Marshall (Singaporean politician) David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Federation of Malaya Malaya to Baling Talks try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1956
1st » Julee Cruise, American singer-songwriter and actress
2nd » Steven Bauer, Cuban-American actor and producer
4th » Nia Griffith, Irish-Welsh educator and politician
4th » Bernard King, American basketball player and sportscaster
5th » Adam Thorpe, French-English author, poet, and playwright
5th » Krystian Zimerman, Polish pianist and educator
6th » Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (R.E.M., Hindu Love Gods (band) e.g Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara (band) named Tuatara, Tired Pony, and The Baseball Project)
6th » Hans Kammerlander, Italian mountaineer
6th » Randy Rhoads, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Quiet Riot) (d. 1982)
7th » Larry Bird, American basketball player and coach
8th » Warren Cuccurullo, American guitarist (Duran Duran, Missing Persons (band) e.g Missing Persons, TV Mania, and Chicanery)
8th » Andrew Edge English drummer (Thompson Twins, Uropa Lula, and Savage Progress)
9th » Jean-Pierre Thiollet, French journalist and author
10th » Rod Blagojevich, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Illinois
10th » Roberto Cassinelli, Italian lawyer and politician
10th » Jacquelyn Mitchard, American journalist and author
10th » Jan van Dijk (footballer) e.g Jan van Dijk, Dutch footballer and manager
11th » Lani Brockman, American actress and director, founded Studio East
11th » Andrew Lansley, English politician, Secretary of State for Health