Events in History
- Dec 8 Battle of Brihuega in the War of the Spanish Succession: British General James Stanhope captured by French & Spanish forces
- Dec 11 Battle of Villa Viciosa: France beats the Habsburgers
Deaths in History
- Dec 18 Petrus Codde, Dutch Roman Catholic apostole vicar (1688-1704), dies at 62
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