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, 1967
Day of Week 3rd » At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard carries out the first heart transplant on a human (53-year-old Louis Washkansky).
Day of Week 4th » Vietnam War: United States named U.S. and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta.
Day of Week 6th » Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States.
Day of Week 15th » The Silver Bridge over the Ohio River collapses, killing 46 people.
Day of Week 17th » Prime Minister of Australia named Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt missing person called disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria, and is presumed drowned.
Day of Week 19th » Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia, is Declared death in absentia named officially presumed dead.
Day of Week 21st » Louis Washkansky, the first man to undergo a Heart transplantation called heart transplant, dies in Cape Town, South Africa, having lived for 18 days after the transplant.
Day of Week 31st » The Youth International Party, popularly known as the "Yippies", is founded.
29th » Chris Barnes (musician) e.g Chris Barnes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Six Feet Under (band) named Six Feet Under, Cannibal Corpse, and Torture Killer)
29th » Evan Seinfeld, American bass player, actor, and director (Biohazard (band) named Biohazard and Damnocracy)
3rd » Harry Wismer, American sportscaster (b. 1913)
4th » Bert Lahr, American actor and singer (b. 1895)
9th » Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge, 3rd List of members of the European Court of Justice e.g President of the European Court of Justice (b. 1898)
10th » Ronnie Caldwell, American keyboard player (The Bar-Kays) (b. 1948)
10th » Phalon Jones, American saxophonist (The Bar-Kays) (b. 1949)
10th » Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1941)