Events in History Dec 29 French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convoked Birthdays in History Dec 4 John LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament [or 12/14] Dec 5 Henry Drummond, English banker and religious leader, born in The Grange, Hampshire (d. 1860) Dec 12 William L. Marcy, American statesman, born in Southbridge, Massachusetts (d. 1857) Deaths in History Dec 26 Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist, dies at 73 1785 On This Day in History 1787