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, 1995
Day of Week 5th » Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lankan government announces the conquest of the Tamil people known as Tamil stronghold of Jaffna.
Day of Week 7th » The Galileo (spacecraft) named Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-34 named Mission STS-34.
Day of Week 14th » Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by the leaders of the Serbia and Montenegro known as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Day of Week 19th » The United States Government restores federal recognition to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indian tribe.
Day of Week 20th » NATO begins peacekeeping in Bosnia and Herzegovina e.g Bosnia.
20th » American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, crashes into a mountain 50 km north of Cali, Colombia killing 159.
Day of Week 21st » The city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian National Authority named Palestinian control.
5th » L. B. Cole, American illustrator and publisher (b. 1918)
5th » Charles Evans (mountaineer) named Charles Evans, English mountaineer, surgeon, and educator (b. 1918)
5th » Gwen Harwood, Australian poet and playwright (b. 1920)
5th » Lisa McPherson, American Negligent homicide named homicide victim (b. 1959)
7th » Kathleen Harrison, English actress (b. 1892)
9th » Toni Cade Bambara, American author and academic (b. 1939)
9th » Douglas Corrigan, American pilot (b. 1907)
10th » Darren Robinson (rapper) known as Darren Robinson, American rapper (The Fat Boys) (b. 1967)
11th » Arthur Mullard, English actor and singer (b. 1910)
13th » Ann Nolan Clark, American author and educator (b. 1896)
14th » G. C. Edmondson, American soldier and author (b. 1922)
16th » Johnny Moss, American poker player (b. 1907)
16th » Mariele Ventre, Italian singer and director (b. 1939)
18th » Brian Brockless, English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1926)
18th » Ross Thomas (author) known as Ross Thomas, American author (b. 1926)
18th » Konrad Zuse, German engineer, designed the Z3 (computer) known as Z3 computer (b. 1910)
21st » Charlie Tumahai, New Zealand singer-songwriter and bass player (Be-Bop Deluxe, Mississippi (band) named Mississippi, and Herbs (band) called Herbs) (b. 1949)