Historical Events Dec 6 Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament Famous Birthdays Dec 7 Giovanni Maria Capelli, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1726) Dec 15 Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations), born in Lichfield, England (d. 1712) Born in 1648 Nov 1648 History by Year Jan 1649 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90