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, 2002
Day of Week 13th » 2004 enlargement of the European Union called European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004.
Day of Week 17th » Second Congo War: The Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord which makes provision for Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo or transitional governance and legislative and presidential elections wit
Day of Week 18th » California gubernatorial recall election 2003 California recall: Then Governor of California Gray Davis announces that the California state would face a record Government budget balance budget deficit of United States dollar $35 billion, roughly double th
Day of Week 23rd » An General Atomics MQ-1 Predator Iraq e.g MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 called MiG-25.
Day of Week 27th » 2002 Grozny truck bombing e.g Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.
Famous Birthdays on December in 2002
28th » Kelsey Smith-Briggs, American child abuse victim (d. 2005)
Famous Deaths for December 2002
1st » Edward L. Beach, Jr., American captain and author (b. 1918)
1st » Dave McNally, American baseball player (b. 1942)
2nd » Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (b. 1926)
2nd » Arno Peters, German cartographer and historian (b. 1916)
3rd » Adrienne Adams, American illustrator (b. 1906)
3rd » Glenn Quinn, Irish-American actor (b. 1970)
5th » Roone Arledge, American sportscaster (b. 1931)
5th » Ne Win, Burmese general and politician, 4th President of Burma (b. 1911)
6th » Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist (b. 1923)
9th » Mary Hansen, Australian singer and guitarist (Stereolab) (b. 1966)
9th » Ian Hornak, American painter and sculptor (b. 1944)
9th » Stan Rice, American painter and poet (b. 1942)
10th » Andres Küng, Swedish journalist and politician (b. 1945)
10th » Ian MacNaughton, Scottish actor, producer and director (b. 1925)
12th » Dee Brown (writer) known as Dee Brown, American historian and author (b. 1908)
12th » Jay Wesley Neill, American murderer (b. 1965)
17th » K. W. Devanayagam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 10th Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka) known as Sri Lankan Minister of Justice (b. 1910)
17th » James Hazeldine, English actor and director (b. 1947)
18th » Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Governor General of Canada (b. 1934)
18th » Wayne Owens, American lawyer and politician (b. 1937)
19th » Will Hoy, English race car driver (b. 1952)
19th » Arthur Rowley, English footballer and manager (b. 1926)
19th » George Weller, American author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1907)
20th » Bernard King (television) or Bernard King, Australian actor and chef (b. 1934)
22nd » Desmond Hoyte, Guyanan politician, 3rd President of Guyana (b. 1929)
22nd » Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter and actor (The Clash, The Mescaleros, and The Pogues) (b. 1952)
22nd » Kenneth Tobey, American actor (b. 1917)
24th » Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author and poet (b. 1920)
24th » Jake Thackray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
25th » William T. Orr, American actor and producer (b. 1917)
26th » Herb Ritts, American photographer and director (b. 1952)
26th » Armand Zildjian, American businessman, founded the Avedis Zildjian Company (b. 1921)
27th » George Roy Hill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)