Birthdays in History
- Dec 3 Francis Kenrick, Irish-American Archbishop of Baltimore (1851-63), born in Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland (d. 1863)
- Dec 11 Hiram Paulding, American Rear Admiral (Union Navy), born in Cortlandt, New York (d. 1878)
- Dec 17 Joseph Henry, American scientist and pioneer of electromagnetism, born in Albany, New York (d. 1878)
Deaths in History
John Wilkes
Dec 26 John Wilkes, English radical, journalist (The North Briton) and politician, dies of marasmus at 72
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