Editing 1907 (section)

=== December ===
* [[December 6]] &ndash; [[Monongah Mining disaster]]: A coal mine explosion kills 362 workers in [[Monongah, West Virginia]].
* [[December 8]] &ndash; Upon the death of [[Oscar II of Sweden|Oscar II]], he is succeeded by his son [[Gustaf V of Sweden|Gustaf V]], as [[Monarchy of Sweden|king]] of [[Sweden]].
* [[December 14]] &ndash; The largest sailing ship ever built, the 7-masted U.S.-owned ''[[Thomas W. Lawson (ship)|Thomas W. Lawson]]'', is wrecked in the [[Isles of Scilly]].
* [[December 16]] &ndash; The American [[Great White Fleet]] begins its circumnavigation of the world.
* [[December 17]] &ndash; [[Ugyen Wangchuck]] becomes the first ''[[Druk Gyalpo]]'' (king of [[Bhutan]]).
* [[December 19]] &ndash; An explosion in a coal mine in [[Jacobs Creek (Pennsylvania)|Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania]] kills 239.
* [[December 21]] &ndash; [[Santa María School massacre]]: In [[Chile]], soldiers fire at striking mineworkers gathered in the Santa María School in [[Iquique]]; over 2,000 are killed.
* [[December 31]] &ndash; The first ever "[[Times Square Ball|ball drop]]" is held in [[Times Square]], in [[New York City]].