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, 2013
Day of Week 1st » At least four are dead and 63 are injured following a Metro-North Railroad train December 2013 Spuyten Duyvil derailment called derailment near Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, New York City.
Day of Week 9th » At least seven are dead and 63 are injured following a 2013 Bintaro train crash named train accident near Bintaro, Indonesia.
Day of Week 10th » The life of Nelson Mandela is celebrated in a Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela named memorial service at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.
Day of Week 20th » China successfully China National Space Administration known as launches the Bolivian Túpac Katari 1 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
Day of Week 29th » A December 2013 Volgograd bombings suicide bomb attack at the Volgograd railway station Volgograd-1 railway station in the southern Russia Russian city of Volgograd kills at least 18 people and wounds 40 others.
Day of Week 30th » More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces December 2013 Kinshasa attacks or attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
26th » Paul Blair (baseball) e.g Paul Blair, American baseball player and coach (b. 1944)
26th » E. Otis Charles, American bishop (b. 1926)
26th » Davide Lufrano Chaves, Italian-English guitarist (Alejandro Toledo and the Magic Tombolinos) (b. 1983)
26th » Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (b. 1912)
26th » Dr. Tangalanga, Argentinian comedian and actor (b. 1916)
26th » Sally Vincent, English journalist (b. 1937)
27th » Richard Ambler, English-Scottish biologist and academic (b. 1933)
27th » Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese economist and politician, Ministry of Finance (Lebanon) named Lebanese Minister of Finance (b. 1951)
27th » Boyd Lee Dunlop, American pianist (b. 1926)
27th » Peter John Harding, English air marshal (b. 1940)
27th » John Matheson, Canadian colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917)
27th » Gunn Olsen, Norwegian politician (b. 1952)
27th » Farooq Sheikh, Indian actor (b. 1948)
28th » Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (b. 1927)
28th » Doe B, American rapper (b. 1991)
28th » Jack S. Blanton, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1927)
28th » Esther Borja, Cuban soprano and actress (b. 1913)
28th » Harry C. Goode, Jr., American soldier and politician, 51st List of mayors of Melbourne, Florida e.g Mayor of Melbourne, Florida (b. 1938)
28th » Sheila Guyse, American actress and singer (b. 1925)
28th » Andrew Jacobs, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1932)
28th » Alfred Marshall (businessman) e.g Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (b. 1919)
28th » Joseph Ruskin, American actor (b. 1924)
28th » Ilya Tsymbalar, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (b. 1969)
29th » Hsia Chih-tsing, Chinese-American critic and scholar (b. 1921)
29th » Paul Comstive, English footballer (b. 1961)
29th » Benjamin Curtis (musician) e.g Benjamin Curtis, American guitarist, drummer, and songwriter (Secret Machines, School of Seven Bells, Tripping Daisy, and UFOFU) (b. 1978)
29th » Connie Dierking, American basketball player (b. 1936)
29th » Wojciech Kilar, Polish composer (b. 1932)
29th » Besik Kudukhov, Russian wrestler (b. 1986)
29th » Jagadish Mohanty, Indian author (b. 1951)
29th » Paul Sally, American mathematician and academic (b. 1933)