Dec 10 Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and brewer (O'Keefe Brewery Company of Toronto Limited), born in Bandon, County Cork (d. 1913) Dec 16 Jean Abraham Oudemans, Dutch geographer and astronomer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, (d. 1906) Dec 23 Wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff, Austrian admiral (Helgoland/Lissa), born in Marburg, Styria , Austrian Empire (d. 1871) Dec 28 Robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brigadier General (Union), (d. 1862) 1826 Famous Birthdays by Year 1828