Sammy Davis Sr. (1900-1988)
Dec 12 American vaudeville dancer (Mr. Wonderful), born in Wilmington, North Carolina
- Dec 13 Jonel Perlea, Romanian opera conductor, born in Ograda, Romania (d. 1970)
- Dec 14 Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, Bulgarian composer, born in Nikopol, Bulgaria (d. 1973)
- Dec 17 Lucijan Marija Ċ kerjajanc, Slovene pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1973)
- Dec 22 Alan Bush, English composer pianist and teacher, born in London (d. 1995)
- Dec 25 Gladys Swarthout, American mezzo-soprano (La Gioconda), born in Deepwater, Missouri (d. 1969)
- Dec 29 Willie Humphrey, American jazz clarinetist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1994)
About December 1900
How Old? 123 years old
Generation: Lost Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)