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, 1973
Day of Week 1st » Papua New Guinea gains self-governance from Australia.
Day of Week 3rd » Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
Day of Week 6th » Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution known as The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387 to 35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On November 27, the United States Sena
Day of Week 9th » British and Irish authorities sign the Sunningdale Agreement in an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive (1974) known as Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland.
Day of Week 15th » John Paul Getty III, grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, Italy, after being kidnapped by an Italian gang on July 10.
15th » The American Psychiatric Association votes 13–0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of Mental disorder named psychiatric disorders, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders called DSM-II.
Day of Week 18th » Soyuz programme or Soviet Soyuz Programme: 'Soyuz 13', crewed by List of cosmonauts e.g cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union.
18th » The Islamic Development Bank is founded.
Day of Week 20th » The Prime Minister of Spain, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, is assassinated by a car bomb attack in Madrid.
Day of Week 21st » The Geneva Conference (1973) called Geneva Conference on the Arab–Israeli conflict opens.
Day of Week 24th » District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government.
Day of Week 28th » The Endangered Species Act is passed in the United States.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1973
1st » Steve Gibb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Black Label Society and Crowbar (American band) called Crowbar)
1st » Jon Theodore, American drummer (One Day as a Lion, The Mars Volta, and Golden (band) known as Golden)
2nd » Graham Kavanagh, Irish footballer and manager
2nd » Monica Seles, Serbian-American tennis player
2nd » Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
3rd » Holly Marie Combs, American actress and producer
3rd » Super Crazy, Mexican-American wrestler
3rd » MC Frontalot, American rapper
3rd » Sammy Leung, Hong Kong singer and actor
4th » Tyra Banks, American model, actress, and producer
4th » Frank Boeijen (keyboardist) called Frank Boeijen, Dutch keyboard player (The Gathering (band) known as The Gathering)
4th » Mina Caputo, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Life Of Agony)
4th » Ferry Corsten, Dutch DJ and producer (Gouryella and Veracocha)
4th » Steven Menzies, Australian rugby player
4th » Kate Rusby, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Poozies)
4th » Racci Shay, American drummer (Murderdolls, Synical, Dope (band) called Dope, and Genitorturers)
4th » Atsushi Tamura, Japanese actor and singer (Jealkb)