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).
Day of Week 7th » Instant replay makes its debut during an American Army Black Knights football called Army–Navy Midshipmen football called Navy football game.
Day of Week 8th » Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board.
Day of Week 10th » Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar or Jamshid bin Abdullah.
Day of Week 12th » Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
Day of Week 14th » The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles known as Los Angeles, California.
Day of Week 22nd » The cruise ship 'TSMS Lakonia Lakonia' burns convert 180 mi km north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives.
Day of Week 25th » Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.
Day of Week 31st » Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland named The Central African Federation officially collapses, subsequently becoming Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia.
21st » Govinda (actor) e.g Govinda, Indian actor, singer, and politician
22nd » Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer and coach
22nd » Brian McMillan, South African cricketer and educator
22nd » Luna H. Mitani, Japanese-American painter and illustrator
23rd » Jim Harbaugh, American football player and coach
23rd » Jess Harnell, American singer-songwriter and voice actor (Rock Sugar (band) named Rock Sugar)
23rd » Donna Tartt, American author
23rd » Ante Zelck, German businessman
24th » Caroline Aherne, English actress, producer, and screenwriter
24th » Jay Bilas, American basketball player and sportscaster
24th » Timo Jutila, Finnish ice hockey player and sportscaster
24th » Mary Ramsey, American singer-songwriter and violinist (10,000 Maniacs and John & Mary)
24th » Neil Turbin, American singer-songwriter (Anthrax (American band) known as Anthrax and Deathriders)
26th » Lars Ulrich, Danish-American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Metallica)
26th » Bill Wennington, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster
27th » Gaspar Noé, Argentinian-French director and screenwriter
29th » Francisco Bustamante, Filipino Pool (cue sports) called Pool player
29th » Des Foy, English rugby player
29th » Dave McKean, English illustrator, photographer, director, and pianist
29th » Sean Payton, American football player and coach
29th » Liisa Savijarvi, Canadian skier
30th » Chandler Burr, American journalist and author
30th » Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player
31st » Scott Ian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Anthrax (American band) called Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death, The Damned Things, and Damnocracy)