Famous Birthdays
- Dec 12 Olof Rudbeck, Swedish scientist, writer and composer, born in Västerås, Sweden (d. 1702)
Famous Weddings
- Dec 6 Painter Peter Paul Rubens (53) marries his second wife Helena (16) Fourment and the inspiration for his voluptuous female figures, in Antwerp
Famous Deaths
- Dec 29 Johannes Stalpaert van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer, pastor and lyricist, dies at 51
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