Event of Interest
Dec 4 Kurt von Schleicher succeeds Franz von Papen as Reich Chancellor of Germany

Franz von Papen
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 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 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
Film Release
Dec 22 "The Mummy" directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff is released in the US - 1st Mummy horror film

Boris Karloff