Events in History
- Dec 12 1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent & 20 cent)
- Dec 16 Dutch government decides to vacate Schokland Island
- Dec 18 Passy, at Paris: 1st "Samedi soir" i/d villa of lovers Rossini
Birthdays in History
Chester Greenwood
Dec 4 Chester Greenwood, American inventor (invented earmuffs at 15), born in Farmington, Maine (d. 1937)
Chester Greenwood
- Dec 11 Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian theatre director, born in Ozurgeti, Georgia (d. 1943)
- Dec 20 Jan Toorop, Dutch-Indonesian painter (3 Brides), born in Purworejo Regency, Indonesia (d. 1928)
- Dec 23 Vladimir Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, Russian playwright (Life in Russian Theater), born in Shemokmedi , Georgia (d. 1943)