Historical Events Dec 9 Netherlands & England sign military treaty Famous Birthdays Dec 14 Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist, born in Paris (d. 1695) Born in 1625 Famous Deaths Dec 8 Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen consort of Sweden as the wife of King Charles IX, dies at 52 Dec 9 Ubbo Emmius [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist and historian, dies at 78 Nov 1625 History by Year Jan 1626 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90