Historical Events Dec 4 Father Marquette builds first dwelling in what is now Chicago Famous Birthdays Dec 25 Thomas Halyburton, Scottish theologian (d. 1712) Born in 1674 Famous Deaths Dec 9 Edward Hyde 1st earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67), dies at 65 Dec 21 Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 Nov 1674 History by Year Jan 1675 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90