- Dec 1 12 nations sign treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica
- Dec 1 25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (HB)
- Dec 1 The 1st color photograph of Earth received from outer space
- Dec 2 Malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus
- Dec 3 State of emergency in Cyprus ends
- Dec 5 Intikhab Alam bowls Colin McDonald with 1st ball in Tests
- Dec 7 "Saratoga" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances
- Dec 8 Dom Mintoff demands independence for Malta
Event of Interest
Dec 8 President Eisenhower watches Pakistan v Aust Test Cricket at Karachi
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Event of Interest
Dec 11 NY Yankees trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri
Roger Maris
Historic Publication
Dec 11 Emilio G. Segrè publishes his discovery of the antiproton, a sub-atomic antiparticle for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1959
Emilio G. Segrè
- Dec 12 UN Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space is established
- Dec 12 10th Formula One WDC: Jack Brabham wins by four points
- Dec 13 Archbishop Makarios elected 1st president of Cyprus
- Dec 14 Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus
- Dec 14 J B Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513m
- Dec 15 Everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me"
- Dec 16 Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48
- Dec 17 "On The Beach" is 1st film to premiere on both sides of Iron Curtain
Event of Interest
Dec 18 Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL)
Sammy Baugh
Event of Interest
Dec 21 Tom Landry accepts coaching job with Dallas Cowboys (stays until 1988)
Tom Landry
Event of Interest
Dec 25 Richard Starkey (later better known as Ringo Starr) receives his first drum set
Ringo Starr