Events in History
- Dec 4 First European peace congress opens in Munster
Birthdays in History
- Dec 30 Philips van Almonde, Dutch admiral (battle at La Hougue), born in Den Briel, Dutch Republic (d. 1711)
Deaths in History
- Dec 30 Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (found boiling point temperature). dies at 65
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