Ringo Starr
Dec 2 Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed at University College Hospital, London, England
- Dec 4 The Beatles release "Beatles For Sale", their fourth studio album in the UK
Harrison Changes Company Name
Dec 7 George Harrison changes his company's name from Mornyork to Harrisongs
A Love Supreme
Dec 9 John Coltrane's Quartet records their greatest work "A Love Supreme" at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
- Dec 25 George Harrison's girlfriend Pattie Boyd attacked by female Beatle fans
- Dec 26 Beatles single "I Feel Fine" goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
The Supremes on Ed Sullivan Show
Dec 27 1st appearance of The Supremes on "The Ed Sullivan Show", singing "Come See About Me"
The Execution of Stepan Razin
Dec 28 Premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich's cantata "The Execution of Stepan Razin"