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, 1969
Day of Week 1st » Vietnam War: The first draft lottery (1969) named draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
Day of Week 4th » Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark (Black Panther) e.g Mark Clark are shot and killed in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.
Day of Week 5th » The four node ARPANET network is established.
Day of Week 6th » Meredith Hunter is killed by Hells Angels during a Rolling Stones concert at the Altamont Speedway in California.
Day of Week 8th » An Olympic Airways Douglas DC-6 Olympic Airways Flight 954 called strikes a mountain outside of Keratea, Greece, killing 90—the worst crash of a DC-6.
Day of Week 9th » U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers proposes Rogers Plan his plan for a ceasefire in the War of Attrition; Egypt and Jordan accept it over the objections of the Palestinian Liberation Organization PLO, which leads to Black September in Jordan civil
Day of Week 17th » The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks SALT I or SALT I talks begin.
17th » Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of Unidentified flying object known as UFOs.
Day of Week 21st » The United Nations adopts the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Day of Week 24th » Charles Manson is allowed to defend himself at the Tate-LaBianca murder trial.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1969
1st » Richard Carrier, American author and blogger
2nd » Yang Hyun-suk, South Korean singer-songwriter and producer (Seo Taiji and Boys)
2nd » Pavel Loskutov, Estonian runner
2nd » Tanya Plibersek, Australian politician
3rd » Bill Steer, English guitarist and songwriter (Carcass (band) known as Carcass, Firebird (band) or Firebird, Angel Witch, and Gentlemans Pistols)
4th » Jay-Z, American rapper, producer, and actor, co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records
4th » Plum Sykes, English-American journalist and author
5th » Eric Etebari, American actor, director, and producer
5th » Morgan J. Freeman, American director, producer, and screenwriter
5th » Alex Kapp Horner, American actress
5th » Sajid Javid, English banker and politician
5th » Lewis Gordon Pugh, British swimmer and lawyer
5th » Ramón Ramírez (footballer) known as Ramón Ramírez, Mexican footballer
31st » Dominik Diamond, Scottish radio and television host
31st » Are Kalvø, Norwegian author and radio host
Famous Deaths for December 1969
1st » Magic Sam, American guitarist and singer (b. 1937)
2nd » José María Arguedas, Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (b. 1911)
2nd » Kliment Voroshilov, Ukrainian-Russian marshal and politician, 3rd List of heads of state of the Soviet Union named Head of State of The Soviet Union (b. 1881)
3rd » Mathias Wieman, German-Swiss actor (b. 1902)