Historical Events
- Dec 2 Gaetano Donizetti's opera "La Favorita" premieres in Paris
Election of Interest
Dec 2 William Henry Harrison elected the 9th President of the United States of America
1840 History
Famous Birthdays
Crazy Horse (1840-1877)
Dec 4 Oglala Sioux chief (Battle of the Little Bighorn), born in Fort Robinson, Nebraska
- Dec 7 Hermann Goetz, German composer, born in Königsberg, East Prussia (d. 1876)
- Dec 11 Namık Kemal, Turkish poet and author (Fatherland-1872), born in Tekirdağ, Ottoman Empire (d. 1888)
- Dec 17 C. F. E. Horneman, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen (d. 1906)
- Dec 21 Namık Kemal, Turkish journalist and political activist (Young Ottomans), born in Tekirdağ, Ottoman Empire (d. 1888)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 11 Emperor Kōkaku of Japan (1780-1817), dies at 69
