Famous Birthdays
- Dec 1 Franz Xaver Richter, Austro-Moravian composer, singer and conductor, born in Holleschau, Moravia (d. 1789) [probable place of birth]
- Dec 11 Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Queen consort of Spain, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1742)
- Dec 23 Jean-Noël Hamal, Walloon composer, and music director (Saint-Lambert Cathedral), born in Liège, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1778)
- Dec 27 Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague) (d. 1773)
Elizabeth of Russia (1709-1762)
Dec 29 Empress of Russia (1741-62) and daughter of Peter the Great, born in Kolomenskoye, Moscow, Russia