Historical Events
- Dec 24 Thomas Wolsey appointed Lord Chancellor of England
Famous Birthdays
- Dec 22 Mary of Guise [Mary of Lorraine], French Queen consort of Scots (1538-42) and Regent of Scotland for daughter Mary Queen of Scots (1554-60), born in Bar-le-Duc, France (d. 1560)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 2 Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies
Afonso de Albuquerque (1453-1515)
Dec 16 Portuguese admiral, Duke of Goa and Viceroy of Portuguese India, dies at sea in sight of Goa at around 62 [birthdate uncertain]
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30-39
40-49
50-59
80-89
Over 90