Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
Martin Van Buren (1782-1862)
Dec 5 8th President of the United States (Democrat: 1837-41), born in Kinderhook, New York
- Dec 26 Filaret Drozdov, Metropolitan of Moscow (d. 1867)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 27 Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish philosopher (b. 1697)
