Historical Events
First Issue of The Observer
Dec 4 Britain's "The Observer" is first published, the oldest Sunday newspaper in the world
Bill of Rights
Dec 15 US Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gives its approval, becomes amendments 1-10 of the US constitution
- Dec 17 NYC traffic regulation creates 1st 1-way street
Famous Birthdays
- Dec 4 Johann Gottlob Topfer, German composer, born in Niederroßla (d. 1870)
- Dec 9 Peter Josef von Lindpaintner, German composer, born in Koblenz, Germany (d. 1856)
- Dec 12 Marie-Louise of Austria, Duchess of Parma and second wife of Napoleon, born in Hofburg, Vienna, Austria (d. 1847)
- Dec 14 Charles Wolfe, Irish poet, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1823)
- Dec 24 Eugène Scribe, French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton), born in Paris, France (d. 1861)
Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
Dec 26 British mathematician and inventor (calculating machine) considered the "father of the computer", born in London
Famous Deaths
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Dec 5 Austrian musical prodigy and composer (The Marriage of Figaro; Jupiter Symphony), dies at 35
