Famous Birthdays
- Dec 9 Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice), born in Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru (d. 1639)
- Dec 12 Heinrich Steuccius, German composer, born in Weissenfels, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1645)
- Dec 20 John Fletcher, English Jacobean playwright (followed Shakespeare as playwright for the Kings Men), born in Rye, England (d. 1625)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 21 Vicente Masip, Spanish painter
