Famous Birthdays
Tipu Sultan (1750-1799)
Dec 1 Indian ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (1782-99) and pioneer of rocket artillery known as the "Tiger of Mysore", born in Devanahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka [1]
- Dec 3 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, German organist, pianist, kapellmeister, composer, and priest, born in Würzburg, Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1817)
- Dec 23 Frederik Augustus I of Saxony (1806-27) last Elector of Saxony, (d. 1827)
- Dec 25 John Christmas Beckwith, British organist and composer (The First Verse of Every Psalm of David with an Ancient or Modern Chant), born in Norwich, England (d. 1809)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 1 Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer and cartographer, dies at 73
