Historical Events
- Dec 3 RC Society Apostole of Prayer forms
James Knox Polk
Dec 4 James Knox Polk elected 11th US President
Famous Birthdays
- Dec 1 Alexandra, Danish princess, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1925)
- Dec 1 Alfred Cellier, British conductor (Glibert and Sullivan) and composer (Dorothy), born in South Hackney, London (d. 1891)
- Dec 4 Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus, born in Rottweil, Württemberg (d. 1914)
- Dec 5 Frederick Bridge, English organist and composer, born in Oldbury, Worcestershire (d. 1924)
- Dec 8 Émile Reynaud, French inventor of the praxinoscope who created the first projected animated films (Pantomimes Lumineuses), born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France (d. 1918)
- Dec 18 Lujo Brentano, German economist and social refermer, born in Aschaffenburg, Germany (d. 1931)
- Dec 22 Izydor Lotto, Polish violinist and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1927)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 2 Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician, dies at 76
