- Dec 2 "Adventures of Charlie Chan" 1st heard on NBC-Blue radio network
- Dec 2 Australia ends Day 1 of controversial 'Bodyline' cricket series v England at 290/6 in Sydney; Stan McCabe 127no (finishes at 187no); notorious England fast bowler Harold Larwood takes 4 wickets; England wins by 10 wickets
- Dec 3 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers defeat Regina Roughriders, 25-6 for their 5th Championship
- Dec 3 Gen Kurt von Schleicher becomes chancellor of Germany
- Dec 4 Kurt von Schleicher succeeds Franz von Papen as Reich Chancellor of Germany
Event of Interest
Dec 5 German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa to enter America
Albert Einstein
- Dec 7 1st gyro-stabilized vessel to cross Atlantic arrives in NY
- Dec 10 King Rama VII (Prajadhipok) grants Thailand a constitution
- Dec 10 The "Great Emu War" ends: Emu's surprising resilience to bullets led to Emu victory over Australian military in Campion district, Western Australia
- Dec 11 San Francisco's coldest day (27°F) - it snows
- Dec 12 S N Behrman's "Biography" premieres in NYC
- Dec 12 USSR & China resume diplomatic relations
- Dec 14 French government of Herriot falls
- Dec 17 Cards trade Jim Bottomley to Reds for Estel Crabtree & Ownie Carroll
- Dec 18 National Football League Championship; Playoff, Chicago Stadium: Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans, 9-0
- Dec 19 British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas
- Dec 20 Queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13
- Dec 21 Giants sign former outfielder Billy Southworth as a coach
Film Premier
Dec 22 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers 1st joint movie "Flying Down to Rio," directed by Thornton Freeland, premieres in NYC
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
- Dec 27 Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City
Donald Bradman
- Dec 31 John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC