- Dec 1 1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY)
Theater Premiere
Dec 2 Gerhart Hauptmann's play "Die versunkene Glocke" premieres in Berlin
Theater Premiere
Dec 5 Henrik Ibsen's play "Kejsor og Galileer" (Emperor and Galilean) premieres in Leipzig
Marconi's Dream: Telegraphy Without Wires
Dec 11 Chief Electrical Engineer of the British Post Office, William Preece, gives a public lecture in London called "Telegraphy without Wires", praising the work of 22 year old Guglielmo Marconi
- Dec 14 The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company
Music History
Dec 25 "Stars & Stripes Forever" written by John Philip Sousa
- Dec 30 Stanley Cup, Granite Rink, Winnipeg, Manitoba: Ernie McLea scores a hat-trick as Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5; first SC Challenge game played outside of Montreal
Execution
Dec 30 Filipino nationalist José Rizal is executed by firing squad in Manila by the Spanish
