Tipu Sultan (1750-1799)
Dec 1 Indian ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (1782-99) and pioneer of rocket artillery known as the "Tiger of Mysore", born in Devanahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka [1]
- Dec 3 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, German organist, pianist, kapellmeister, composer, and priest, born in Würzburg, Germany (d. 1817)
- Dec 23 Frederik Augustus I of Saxony (1806-27) last Elector of Saxony, (d. 1827)
- Dec 25 John Christmas Beckwith, British organist and composer (The First Verse of Every Psalm of David with an Ancient or Modern Chant), born in Norwich, England (d. 1809)