Famous Birthdays
- Dec 3 France Prešeren, Slovenian poet (Krst pri Savici), born in Vrba, Carniola, Habsburg Monarchy (d. 1849)
- Dec 4 Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician and poet (Ritornellen), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1831)
- Dec 17 Gergely Czuczor, Hungarian-Czech poet and translator (Great Hung dictionary), born in Andód (d. 1866)
- Dec 21 Barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), (d. 1876)
- Dec 23 Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, Italian classical guitarist and composer, born in Bologna, Cisalpine Republic (d. 1878)
- Dec 27 John Goss, British organist and composer (Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven), born in Fareham, Hampshire, England (d. 1880)
Charles Goodyear (1800-1860)
Dec 29 American chemist and manufacturing engineer who invented the vulcanization process for rubber, born in New Haven, Connecticut
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
80-89
Over 90