Les Troyens
Dec 5 Hector Berlioz's opera "Les Troyens" premieres in Karlsruhe, Germany
- Dec 16 Negro Methodist Episcopal Church founded in Jackson, TN
- Dec 18 Frederick Lugard's British expedition to Meng and Kampala, Uganda
- Dec 21 Pim Mulier 1st & only trip to "Alvesteddetocht"
- Dec 22 Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia.
- Dec 26 King Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company
Wounded Knee Massacre
Dec 29 US 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota
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