Events in History
Event of Interest
Dec 22 Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan
Birthdays in History
- Dec 2 George Minot, American physician (Nobel 1934 - introduction of a raw-liver diet in the treatment of pernicious anemia), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1950)
- Dec 6 Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General), born in Elbląg, Poland (d. 1950)
- Dec 19 F. S. Flint, English translator and poet (imagist movement), born in London, England (d. 1960)
- Dec 23 Pierre Brissaud, French artist (d. 1964)
- Dec 31 Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, born in Province of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1970)
Deaths in History
- Dec 8 William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman, member of the Vanderbilt family, dies at 64
- Dec 15 Ferdinand II, German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry and King of Portugal (1837-53), dies at 69
- Dec 15 Robert Toombs, American lawyer and 1st Confederate States Secretary of State, dies at 75
- Dec 24 Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian National Archives of Belgium), dies at 85
Authors
Civil Rights Activists
Inventors
Kings
Revolutionaries
Scientists