Historical Events
- Dec 5 World's largest auction house - Christie's hold their first sale in their permanent saleroom in Pall Mall, London
Famous Birthdays
- Dec 1 Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin, Russian writer (d. 1826)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 12 Johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (b. 1700)
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