Path = Home > December in History
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
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th |
| 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st |
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.
Some of the famous people born in the month of December
On 10th December 1960
Actor Kenneth Branagh was born.
On 10th December 1914
Actress Dorothy Lamour was born.
On 31st December 1937
Actor Anthony Hopkins was born.
Some of the major events and happenings in the month of December
On 28th December 1846
Iowa becomes the 29th state of the USA.
On 13th December 1903
The Wright brothers make the first airplane flight at Kittyhawk.
On 14th December 1911
The South Pole reached for the first time by Norwegian Roald Amundsen.
Some of the famous people who died in the month of December
On 31st December 1993
The director and producer Arthur Dreifuss died, age 85.
On 28th December 1946
The American composer Carrie Jacobs Bond died, age 85.
On 14th December 1997
The actor Stubby Kaye died, age 79.
Main Menu
Months In History
Online Stores
Search This Site
Custom Search