Historic Event
Dec 4 Kurt von Schleicher succeeds Franz von Papen as Reich Chancellor of Germany
Historic Event
Dec 5 German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa to enter America
- 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 Édouard 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 50 year old Australian cricket Test spinner Bert Ironmonger captures 7-13 as Queensland dismissed for 74; Victoria wins by an innings & 139 runs in Melbourne
- Dec 21 Giants sign former outfielder Billy Southworth as a coach
Film Release
Dec 22 "The Mummy" directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff is released in the US - 1st Mummy horror film
- Dec 27 Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City
Film Premiere
Dec 29 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers' 1st joint movie "Flying Down to Rio," directed by Thornton Freeland, premieres in NYC
- Dec 31 John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC