Famous Birthdays
- Dec 1 Eggert Ólafsson, Icelandic explorer, writer (Reise igiennem Island - Travels In Iceland), and language conservationist, born in Svefneyjar, Iceland (d. 1768)
- Dec 4 William Alexander, Lord Stirling, American general (American Revolutionary War leader), born in New York City (d. 1783)
- Dec 24 Johann Ernst Hartmann, Danish organist and composer, born in Glogów, Poland (d. 1793)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 2 Samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian, dies at 61
