Events in History
Birthdays in History
- Dec 7 Allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and author, born in Keir, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (d. 1842)
- Dec 13 Archduke Louis of Austria, 14th child of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and Feldmarschal-Leutnant of Austrian Imperial Army, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1864)
- Dec 14 Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, Princess of Asturias, born in Caserta Palace, Caserta, Naples (d. 1806)
- Dec 19 Marcus Morton, 16th and 18th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1864)
- Dec 24 Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1803)
- Dec 30 Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven
Deaths in History
Phillis Wheatley
Dec 5 Phillis Wheatley, American poet and first published African-American woman, dies in Boston at 31
Samuel Johnson
Dec 13 Samuel Johnson, English scholar and lexicographer (A Dictionary of the English Language), dies at 75