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, 2000
Day of Week 12th » The Supreme Court of the United States or United States Supreme Court releases its decision in 'Bush v. Gore'.
Day of Week 13th » The "Texas Seven" escape from the John B. Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas, and go on a robbery spree, during which police officer Aubrey Hawkins is shot and killed.
Day of Week 15th » The third reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is shut down.
Day of Week 19th » The Leninist Guerrilla Units wing of the Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist attack a Nationalist Movement Party office in Istanbul, Turkey, killing one person and injuring three.
Day of Week 24th » The Texas Seven hold up a sports store in Irving, Texas. Police officer Aubrey Hawkins is murdered during the robbery.
Day of Week 25th » President of Russia called Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a bill into law that officially establishes a new National Anthem of Russia, with music adopted from the National Anthem of the Soviet Union e.g anthem of the Soviet Union that was composed
Day of Week 28th » U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is going out of business after 128 years.
Day of Week 30th » Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
Famous Birthdays on December in 2000
6th » Pablo Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish son of Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
24th » Ethan Bortnick, American singer-songwriter and pianist
3rd » Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet and academic (b. 1917)
3rd » Hoyt Curtin, American composer and producer (b. 1922)
4th » Henck Arron, Surinamese politician, 1st List of Prime Ministers of Suriname Prime Ministers of the Republic of Suriname named Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (b. 1936)
6th » Werner Klemperer, German-American actor (b. 1920)
6th » Aziz Mian, Pakistani singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1942)
7th » Vlado Gotovac, Croatian poet and politician (b. 1930)