Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
Chester Greenwood (1858-1937)
Dec 4 American inventor (invented earmuffs at 15), born in Farmington, Maine
- Dec 4 William Gunn, English cricket batsman (11 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 102no; Nottinghamshire CCC) and soccer winger (2 caps; Notts County FC), born in Nottingham, England (d. 1921)
- Dec 11 Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian theatre director, born in Ozurgeti, Georgia (d. 1943)
- Dec 13 Jakab Gyula Major, Hungarian pianist and composer, born in Kosice, Czech Republic (d. 1925)
- Dec 20 Jan Toorop, Dutch-Indonesian painter (3 Brides), born in Purworejo Regency, Indonesia (d. 1928)
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Dec 22 Italian opera composer (La bohème; Tosca; Madame Butterfly), born in Lucca, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Famous Deaths
- Dec 9 Robert Baldwin, Canadian politician (popularizer of responsible government), dies at 54
- Dec 12 Jacques Viger, French Canadian politician, 1st mayor of Montreal (1833-36), dies at 71
- Dec 16 Richard Bright, English physician (Bright's disease/nephritis), dies at 69
- Dec 18 Joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, Flemish composer, dies at 81
- Dec 27 Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French composer, dies at 73
