Famous Birthdays
Eli Whitney (1765-1825)
Dec 8 American inventor (Cotton Gin), born in Westborough, Massachusetts
- Dec 10 Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance, born in Vught, Netherlands (d. 1821)
- Dec 15 Philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger, French composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1821)
- Dec 22 Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician, born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1825)
- Dec 25 Joseph Mazzinghi, English composer, born in London, England (d. 1844)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 3 Lord John Sackville, English politician (MP Tamworth 1734-47) and cricketer (Kent CCC), dies at 52
- Dec 16 Peter Frederick Haldimand, Swiss military officer and surveyor
- Dec 25 Antonio Tonelli, Italian cellist and composer, dies at 79
- Dec 25 Václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist, dies at 67
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50-59
80-89
Over 90