Famous Birthdays
Eli Whitney
Dec 8 Eli Whitney, American inventor (Cotton Gin), born in Westborough, Massachusetts (d. 1825)
- Dec 10 Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance, born in Vught, Netherlands (d. 1821)
- Dec 15 Philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger, French composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1821)
- Dec 22 Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician, born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1825)
- Dec 25 Joseph Mazzinghi, composer