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December in History

There are 31 days in the month of December. The name comes from the Latin word 'decem' meaning ten (there were only ten months in the Roman calendar).

To see which famous people were born or died and which important events happened on a particular day in December, select it from the calendar shown below. You will then be taken to the page for that day.

December in history at random

Here is a randomly selected sample of births of famous people, deaths of famous people and important events and happenings that took place during December in years gone by.

Born in December

The American actress Helen Slater was born.

Major Events and Happenings in December

In Britain the farthing ceased to be legal tender.

Died in December

The actor Sebastian Lewis Shaw died, age 89.