Historical Events Dec 6 British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta, India Dec 31 Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles Famous Birthdays Dec 21 Thomas Anton Kunz, Czech composer, born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 1830) Dec 30 Paul Wranitzky [Pavel Vranicky], Moravian-Austrian composer, born in Neureisch (Nová Říše) in Habsburg Moravia (now Czechia) (d. 1808) Famous Deaths Dec 8 William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, British statesman and diplomat Dec 11 Theodor A. Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer and King of Corsica, dies at 62 Dec 11 Maria Amalia of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress as the spouse of Emperor Charles VII, dies at 55 1755 History by Year 1757