Dec 4 First European peace congress opens in Munster
Famous Birthdays
Dec 23 Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, Spanish organist, composer (La púrpura de la rosa), and maestro de capilla (Catedral de Lima, Peru, 1676-1707), born in Villarrobledo, Spain (d. 1728)
Dec 30 Philips van Almonde, Dutch admiral (battle at La Hougue), born in Den Briel, Dutch Republic (d. 1711)