Historical Events Dec 3 1st Covenant of Scottish protestants form Famous Birthdays Dec 7 Girolamo Trombetti, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1628) Born in 1557 Famous Deaths Dec 13 Niccolo Tartaglia, Italian mathematician, dies Nov 1557 History by Year Jan 1558 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90