Historical Events
Earl of Shaftesbury Flees
Dec 2 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury flees to Amsterdam following the failure of his plots to prevent a Catholic succession should King Charles II die
- Dec 4 First General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester)
Famous Birthdays
Calico Jack (1682-1720)
Dec 26 English pirate captain who operated in the Bahamas and Cuba, born in England