- Dec 1 1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY)
Theater Premiere
Dec 2 Gerhart Hauptmann's play "Die versunkene Glocke" premieres in Berlin

Gerhart Hauptmann
Event of Interest
Dec 5 Henrik Ibsen's "Kejsor og Galileer" premieres in Leipzig

Henrik Ibsen
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
Read Article- Dec 14 The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company
Event of Interest
Dec 25 "Stars & Stripes Forever" written by John Philip Sousa

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

Jose Rizal