Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Dec 10 James Wolfe Ripley, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Windham County, Connecticut (d. 1870)
- Dec 14 Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (Mayor of Albany, New York), born in Norwich, Connecticut (d. 1872)
- Dec 22 Alexander Gordon Laing, Scottish explorer (1st European to reach Timbuktu), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1826)
