Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Dec 1 Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Dutch politician Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1918-25, 29-33), born in Roermond, Netherlands (d. 1936)
- Dec 1 Valery Bryusov, Russian poet (d. 1924)
- Dec 7 Willa Cather, American Pulitzer-Prize winning author (One of Ours; My Ántonia), born in Winchester, Virginia (d. 1947)
- Dec 9 Antoine Pompe, Belgian architect, born in Brussels (d. 1980)
- Dec 11 Josip Plemelj, Slovenian mathematician, born in Bled, Austria-Hungary (d. 1967)
- Dec 14 Joseph Jongen, Belgian organist and composer (Symphonie concertante, Op. 81), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1953) [1]
- Dec 15 Kacsóh Pongrác, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1923)
- Dec 17 Ford Madox Ford [Hueffer], British novelist (The Good Soldier), critic, and journal editor (The Transatlantic), born in Merton, Surrey, England (d. 1939)
- Dec 18 Adolf Vogl, German composer, born in Munich (d. 1961)
- Dec 18 Francis Burton Harrison, American political figure (d. 1957)
- Dec 20 Kan'ichi Asakawa, Japanese historian, writer, and peace activist, born in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan (d. 1948)
- Dec 21 Blagoje Bersa, Croatian composer, born in Dubrovnik, Croatia (d. 1934)
- Dec 25 Otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-born American dairy educator (d. 1959)
- Dec 26 Hubert Cuypers, Dutch organist, composer, and choir conductor (Minstrels), born in Baexem, Netherlands (d. 1960)
- Dec 26 Karel Moor, Czech composer and conductor, born in Belgrade (d. 1945)
- Dec 30 Alfred "Al" Smith, American politician, 4 time Governor of New York (1919-20 and 1923-28), and 1st Catholic nominee for US President (1928), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1944)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 6 Manuel Acuña, Mexican poet (Ante un Cadaver), dies at 24
- Dec 14 Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian politician (4th Mayor of Halifax) & brewer (founder of the Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery), dies at 78
- Dec 14 Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American naturalist and geologist, dies at 66
- Dec 21 Francis Garnier, French explorer, dies at 34
- Dec 22 Charles Lenox Remond, African-American orator and abolitionist, dies at 63
- Dec 24 Johns Hopkins, American financier and philanthropist (founded Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins University), dies at 78
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