Famous Birthdays
- Dec 9 Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, 6th and youngest daughter of William I of Orange, born in Antwerp (d. 1657)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 1 Alexander Briant, English Catholic saint, hanged, drawn and quartered (b. around 1556)
- Dec 1 Ralph Sherwin, English Catholic saint, hanged, drawn and quartered at 31