Historical Events
Alfred Balfour Resigns
Dec 4 British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour resigns after three years in office
Salome
Dec 9 Richard Strauss' opera "Salome" premieres in Dresden
- Dec 10 Austrian pacifist and writer Bertha von Suttner becomes the 1st woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- Dec 11 120°F (49°C), Rivadavia, Argentina (South American record)
- Dec 11 A workers uprising occurs, establishing the Shuliavka Republic in Kiev
- Dec 11 British government of Campbell-Bannerman forms
- Dec 15 The Pushkin House is established in St. Petersburg to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin
- Dec 16 "Variety" covering all phases of show business, 1st published
- Dec 18 H V Hordern takes 8-81 in 2nd innings of First Class debut (NSW v Qld)
O'Brien vs. Fitzsimmons
Dec 20 'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien wins the World Light Heavyweight boxing title after defending champion Bob Fitzsimmons of England retires in round 13 of 20 in San Francisco
- Dec 22 Arrest of St Petersburg Soviet members leads to an uprising of Moscow workers and fighting in the street
- Dec 25 V Herbert/H Blossoms musical "Mlle Modiste" premieres in NYC
- Dec 27 Australian cricket all-rounder Monty Noble scores 281 (369 mins with 21 fours) in NSW total 805 v Victoria in Melbourne
- Dec 28 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of US founded (becomes NCAA in 1910)
- Dec 28 NSW all out for 805 vs Victoria, win by innings & 253
- Dec 30 Former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho
Famous Birthdays
- Dec 1 Alexander Wilson, Canadian and Notre Dame athlete (d. 1994)
- Dec 1 Charles G. Finney, American fantasy author (Circus of Dr Lao), born in Sedalia, Missouri (d. 1984)
- Dec 1 Ida Carroll, English double bassist, educator, administrator (Northern School of Music, 1956-72), and composer, born in West Didsbury, England (d. 1995)
- Dec 2 Moses Asch, Polish-American recording engineer (founder of Folkways Records), born in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1986) [1]
- Dec 2 Osvaldo Pugliese, Argentine musician and composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1995)
- Dec 3 Les Ames, English cricket wicket-keeper/batsman (47 Tests, 97 dismissals, 2,434 runs @ 40.56), born in Elham, Kent, England (d. 1990)
- Dec 4 Emílio Garrastazu Médici, 28th President of Brazil (1969-74), born in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (d. 1985)
- Dec 5 Bruce Drake, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (University of Oklahoma 1938-55, 200-181), born in The Gentry, Texas (d. 1983)
- Dec 5 Gus Mancuso, American baseball catcher (World Series 1931, 33; MLB All Star 1935, 37; NY Giants, St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (Cardinals' radio network), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 1984)
- Dec 5 Otto Preminger, Austro-Hungarian-American theatre and film director, producer (Laura,; Advise & Consent; Anatomy of A Murder), and actor (Stalag 17), born in Wiznitz, Austria-Hungary (d. 1986)
James J. Braddock (1905-1974)
Dec 6 American boxer (World Heavyweight champion 1935-37), born in New York City
- Dec 7 Gerard Kuiper, Dutch-American astronomer (discovered moons of Uranus and Neptune), and namesake of the Kuiper Belt, born in Tuitjenhorn, Netherlands (d. 1973)
- Dec 8 Charles Cushing, American composer, born in Oakland, California (d. 1982)
- Dec 8 Ernst Hermann Meyer, German composer, born in Berlin (d. 1988)
- Dec 8 Frank Faylen, American actor (It's a Wonderful Life, Funny Girl), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1985)
- Dec 8 Julius Silverman, British Labour Party politician, born in Leeds, England (d. 1996)
- Dec 9 Dalton Trumbo, American writer and film director (Johnny Got His Gun), born in Montrose, Colorado (d. 1976)
- Dec 11 Eugen Fink, German philosopher, born in Konstanz, German Empire (d. 1975)
- Dec 11 Gilbert Roland [Luis Alonso], Mexican actor (Juarez, Barbarosa), born in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico (d. 1994)
- Dec 11 Koos van de Griend, Dutch composer, born in Kampen, Netherlands (d. 1950)
- Dec 11 Robert Henriques, English writer (100 Hours to Suez) (d. 1967)
- Dec 12 Manès Sperber, Austrian-French writer (Like a Tear in the Ocean: A Trilogy), born in Zabolotiv, Ukraine (d. 1984)
- Dec 12 Rellys [Henri Marius Bourrelly], French actor (Letters from My Windmill), born in Marseille (d. 1991)
- Dec 14 Sydney Lipton, British dance band bandleader, born in London (d. 1995)
- Dec 15 Ferenc Farkas, Hungarian composer, born in Nagykanizsa, Hungary (d. 2000)
- Dec 16 Piet Hein, Dutch poet and inventor (d. 1996)
- Dec 17 Érico Lopes Veríssimo, Brazilian writer (d. 1975)
- Dec 17 Iosif Kheifits [Joseph Heifitz], Belarusian-Soviet film director (Member of the Government), born in Minsk, (d. 1995)
- Dec 17 Simo Häyhä, Finnish sniper (d. 2002)
- Dec 18 Richard Sturzenegger, Swiss composer and cellist, born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1976)
- Dec 19 (Charles) Robert Medley, English abstract and figurative style painter, born in London (d. 1994)
- Dec 20 Albert Dekker, American stage and screen character actor (Dr. Cyclops; Beau Geste; The Wild Bunch), and politician, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1968)
- Dec 20 Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer, slow-medium leg-spin bowler (144 test wickets at 22.59) and newspaper columnist, born in White Cliffs, Australia (d. 1992)
- Dec 21 Anthony Powell, English novelist (Infants of Spring), born in Westminster, United Kingdom (d. 2000)
- Dec 22 Kenneth Rexroth, American poet and translator & critical essayist (Birds in the Bush), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 1982)
- Dec 22 Pierre Brasseur [Espinasse], French actor (Eyes Without a Face, Children of Paradise), born in Paris, France (d. 1972)
Howard Hughes (1905-1976)
Dec 24 American reclusive billionaire, filmmaker and aviator (Hughes Aircraft), born in Humble, Texas
- Dec 27 Esma Cannon, Australian-born actress (Sailor Beware!), born in Randwick, Australia (d. 1972)
- Dec 28 Cliff Arquette, comedian (Charlie Weaver), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1974)
- Dec 28 Maharajkumar of Vizianagram "Vizzy", Indian cricket batsman, captain, administrator, broadcaster and politician (3 Tests), born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India (d. 1965)
- Dec 29 Lawrence "Snub" Mosley, American jazz trombonist (Alphonso Trent Orchestra; Louis Armstrong), bandleader, and promoter of the slide saxophone ("The Man With The Funny Little Horn"), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1981) [1]
- Dec 30 Daniil Kharms [Yuvatchov], Russian surrealist and absurdist writer, poet, and playwright, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1942)
- Dec 30 Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French Jewish philosopher, born in Kovno, Russian Empire (d. 1995)
Guy Mollet (1905-1975)
Dec 31 Prime Minister of France (1956-57), born in Flers, France
- Dec 31 Jule Styne [Julius Stein], British-American Academy and Tony Award-winning songwriter ("Three Coins In The Fountain"; "Time After Time"), and Broadway composer (Funny Girl; Hallelujah, Baby!; Gypsy), born in London, England (d. 1994)
- Dec 31 Tadeusz Breza, Polish writer (The Bronze Gate), born in Sekežintsõ, Ostrog (d. 1970)
