Historical Events
Soane Succeeds Newton
Dec 7 Physician Sir Hans Soane becomes President of the Royal Society, succeeding Sir Isaac Newton [1]
Famous Birthdays
- Dec 22 William Ellery, US attorney and signer of the Declaration of Independence (Rhode Island), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1820)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 1 Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German composer, dies at 61
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