Events in History Dec 25 English Whig leader Duke of Monmouth flees to Holland Birthdays in History Dec 19 Philip V, King of Spain (1700-24, 1724-46), born in Versailles, France (d. 1746) Dec 27 Conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750) Deaths in History Dec 7 John Oldham, English satirical poet, dies of smallpox at 30 Dec 15 Izaak Walton, English biographer and author (The Compleat Angler), dies at 90 Dec 25 Kara Mustafa Pasha Turkish grand-vizier (1676-83) and Ottoman general, executed. (b. 1634) 1682 On This Day in History 1684