Historical Events
Cromwell Made Lord Protector
Dec 16 Parliamentarian General Oliver Cromwell appointed as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland
Vermeer Joins Painters Guild
Dec 29 Dutch painter Jan Vermeer becomes a member of the Guild of Saint Luke for painters in Delft
Famous Birthdays
- Dec 24 Georg Motz, German composer, born in Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1733)