Famous Birthdays
- Dec 1 Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker and son of Antonius, born in Cremona, Duchy of Milan, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1743)
- Dec 1 John Keill, Scottish mathematician, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, (d. 1721)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 28 Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar, dies at 60
