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, 1958
Day of Week 1st » The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union.
1st » The Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago kills 92 children and three nuns.
Day of Week 5th » Subscriber trunk dialling known as Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) is inaugurated in the United Kingdom by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom or Queen Elizabeth II when she speaks to the Lord Provost in a call from Bristol to Edinburgh.
Day of Week 9th » The John Birch Society is founded in the United States.
Day of Week 11th » French Upper Volta and French Dahomey gain self-government from French Fourth Republic called France, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta and the Republic of Dahomey (now Benin), respectively, and joining the French Community.
Day of Week 14th » The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first to reach the Pole of inaccessibility Southern pole of inaccessibility e.g southern pole of inaccessibility.
Day of Week 30th » The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing 3 and sparking Mexico-Guatemala conflict known as international tension.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1958
1st » Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and manager
1st » Candace Bushnell, American journalist and author
1st » Lisa Fischer, American singer-songwriter
1st » Gary Peters (politician) named Gary Peters, American lieutenant and politician
1st » Charlene Tilton, American actress and singer
2nd » Andrew George (politician) e.g Andrew George, English politician
2nd » Vladimir Parfenovich, Belarusian canoe racer
2nd » George Saunders, American journalist, author, and academic
11th » Chris Hughton, English-Irish footballer and manager
11th » Nikki Sixx, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Mötley Crüe, Sixx:A.M., Brides of Destruction, London (heavy metal band) London, 58 (band) 58, and Sister (band) Sister)
8th » Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)
10th » Adolfo Camarillo, American horse breeder, rancher, and philanthropist (b. 1864)
12th » Albert Walsh, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador called Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1900)
13th » Tim Moore (comedian) or Tim Moore, American actor (b. 1887)
15th » Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
21st » Lion Feuchtwanger, German-American author and playwright (b. 1884)
27th » Harry Warner, Polish-American film producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1881)