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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[43 BC]] &ndash; [[Cicero|Marcus Tullius Cicero]] is assassinated in [[Formia]] on orders of [[Mark Antony|Marcus Antonius]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Jacques |last=Legrand |title=Chronicle of the World |publisher=Eca, Publication |year=1989 |page=194 |isbn=0-13-133463-8}}</ref>
* [[574]] &ndash; Byzantine Emperor [[Justin II]], suffering recurring seizures of insanity, adopts his general [[Tiberius II Constantine|Tiberius]] and proclaims him as ''[[Caesar (title)|Caesar]]''.<ref>{{Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire|volume=3|page=1325}}</ref>
* [[927]] &ndash; The [[Sajid dynasty|Sajid]] emir of [[Adharbayjan]], [[Yusuf ibn Abi'l-Saj]] is defeated and captured by the [[Qarmatians]] near [[Kufa]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Kennedy | first = Hugh | author-link = Hugh N. Kennedy | chapter = The Reign of al-Muqtadir (295–320/908–32): A History | pages = 13–47 | title = Crisis and Continuity at the Abbasid Court: Formal and Informal Politics in the Caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32) | location = Leiden | publisher = Brill | year = 2013 | isbn = 978-90-04-25271-4 | chapter-url = {{Google Books|cUodAAAAQBAJ|page=13|plainurl=y}} }}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1703]] &ndash; The [[Great Storm of 1703]], the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, makes landfall. Winds gust up to 120&nbsp;mph, and 9,000 people die.<ref>{{cite web |title=December 1703 Windstorm |url=http://forms2.rms.com/rs/729-DJX-565/images/ws_1703_windstorm_300_retrospective.pdf |access-date=November 29, 2016 |publisher=Risk Management Solutions}}</ref>
*[[1724]] &ndash; [[Tumult of Thorn (Toruń)|Tumult of Thorn]]: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine [[Protestantism|Protestant]] citizens and the mayor of [[Toruń|Thorn (Toruń)]] by Polish authorities.
*[[1732]] &ndash; The [[Royal Opera House]] opens at [[Covent Garden]], London, England.
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]], arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
*[[1787]] &ndash; [[Delaware]] becomes the first state to ratify the [[United States Constitution]].
*[[1837]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Montgomery's Tavern]], the only battle of the [[Upper Canada Rebellion]], takes place in [[Toronto]], where the rebels are quickly defeated.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=14414&pid=0 |title=Montgomery's Tavern National Historic Site of Canada |website=Canada's Historic Places |publisher=[[Parks Canada]] |access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref>
*[[1842]] &ndash; First concert of the [[New York Philharmonic]], founded by [[Ureli Corelli Hill]].

===1901–present===
*[[1904]] &ndash; Comparative fuel trials begin between [[warship]]s {{HMS|Spiteful|1899|6}} and {{HMS|Peterel|1899|6}}: ''Spiteful'' was the first warship powered solely by [[fuel oil]], and the trials led to the obsolescence of coal in ships of the [[Royal Navy]].
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: The United States declares war on [[Austria-Hungary]].
*[[1922]] &ndash; The [[Parliament of Northern Ireland]] votes to remain a part of the [[United Kingdom]] and not unify with [[Southern Ireland (1921–22)|Southern Ireland]].
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[W1WX|W1XAV]] in [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]] telecasts video from the [[CBS]] radio orchestra program, ''The Fox Trappers''. The telecast also includes the first [[television advertisement]] in the United States, for I.J. Fox Furriers, which also sponsored the radio show.
*[[1932]] &ndash; German-born Swiss [[physicist]] [[Albert Einstein]] is granted an American [[Travel visa|visa]].
*[[1936]] &ndash; Australian [[cricket]]er [[Jack Fingleton]] becomes the first player to score [[century (cricket)|centuries]] in four consecutive [[Test cricket|Test]] innings.
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]]: The [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] carries out a surprise attack on the [[United States Pacific Fleet]] and its defending [[United States Army Air Forces|Army]] and Marine air forces at [[Naval Station Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]], Hawaii. (For Japan's near-simultaneous attacks on [[Eastern Hemisphere]] targets, see [[December 8]].)
*[[1942]] &ndash; World War II: British commandos conduct [[Operation Frankton]], a raid on shipping in [[Bordeaux]] harbour.
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[1944 Tōnankai earthquake|An earthquake along the coast of Wakayama Prefecture]] in Japan causes a tsunami which kills 1,223 people.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Brett L. |title=A Concise History of Japan |year=2015 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-00418-4 |page=292 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NGt2BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA292 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Winecoff Hotel fire|A fire at the Winecoff Hotel]] in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history.
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Chinese Civil War]]: The [[Government of the Republic of China]] [[Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan|moves]] from [[Nanjing]] to [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]].
*[[1962]] &ndash; Prince [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Rainier III]] of [[Monaco]] revises the [[principality]]'s [[Constitution of Monaco|constitution]], devolving some of his power to advisory and legislative councils.
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Instant replay]] makes its debut during the [[Army–Navy Game|Army-Navy football game]] in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], United States.
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Pope Paul VI]] and [[Athenagoras I of Constantinople|Patriarch Athenagoras I]] [[Catholic–Orthodox Joint Declaration of 1965|simultaneously revoke]] mutual [[excommunication]]s that had been in place since [[1054]].
*[[1971]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Sylhet]] is fought between the [[Pakistan Armed Forces|Pakistani military]] and the [[Indian Army]].<ref name=DI>[http://www.defenceindia.com/defenceind/battle_sylhet.html Battle Of Sylhet. Defence India] {{webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070810211600/http://www.defenceindia.com/defenceind/battle_sylhet.html |date=August 10, 2007 }}</ref>
*  1971   &ndash; [[Pakistan]] President [[Yahya Khan]] announces the formation of a coalition government with [[Nurul Amin]] as Prime Minister and [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] as Deputy Prime Minister.
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Apollo 17]], the last [[Apollo program|Apollo Moon mission]], is launched.<ref name=launchops>{{cite web|title=Apollo 17 Launch Operations|url=http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4204/ch23-7.html|publisher=NASA|access-date=November 16, 2011}}</ref> The crew takes the photograph known as ''[[The Blue Marble]]'' as they leave the Earth.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3879555/blue-marble-apollo-17-photo-of-earth-from-space/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601092710/http://time.com/3879555/blue-marble-apollo-17-photo-of-earth-from-space/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 1, 2015|title=Home, Sweet Home: In Praise of Apollo 17's 'Blue Marble'|last1=Cosgrove|first1=Ben|date=April 11, 2014|magazine=Time|access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; In [[Texas]], [[Charles Brooks Jr.]], becomes the first person to be [[capital punishment|executed]] by [[lethal injection]] in the United States.
*  1982   &ndash; The [[Senior Road Tower]] collapses in less than 17 seconds.  Five workers on the tower are killed and three workers on a building nearby are injured.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/08/us/5-workers-hurled-to-deaths-as-a-texas-tower-collapses.html |title=5 Workers Hurled to Deaths as a Texas Tower Collapses |date=8 December 1982 |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TV Antenna Collapse |url=https://www.engineering.com/Library/ArticlesPage/tabid/85/ArticleID/174/TV-Antenna-Collapse.aspx |website=Engineering.com |access-date=6 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225075708/http://www.engineering.com/Library/ArticlesPage/tabid/85/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/174/TV-Antenna-Collapse.aspx |archive-date=25 December 2010 |language=English |format=online pdf |quote=Adapted from material by the Department of Philosophy and Department of Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University NSF Grant Number DIR-9012252}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; An [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia Airlines]] [[Boeing 727]] [[Madrid runway disaster|collides]] with an [[Aviaco]] [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|DC-9]] in dense fog while the two airliners are taxiing down the runway at [[Madrid–Barajas Airport]], killing 93 people.
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771]], a [[British Aerospace 146|British Aerospace 146-200A]], crashes near [[Paso Robles, California]], killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and steers the plane into the ground.
*[[1988]] &ndash; The 6.8 {{M|s}} [[1988 Armenian earthquake|Armenian earthquake]] shakes the northern part of the country with a maximum [[Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale|MSK]] intensity of X (''Devastating''), killing 25,000–50,000 and injuring 31,000–130,000.
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting|Long Island Rail Road shooting]]: Passenger Colin Ferguson murders six people and injures 19 others on the [[Long Island Rail Road|LIRR]] in [[Nassau County, New York]].
*[[1995]] &ndash; The [[Galileo (spacecraft)|''Galileo'' spacecraft]] arrives at [[Jupiter]], a little more than six years after it was launched by [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] during [[STS-34|Mission STS-34]].
*  1995   &ndash; [[Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949]] crashes into the [[Bo-Dzhausa Mountain]], killing 98.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-154B RA-85164 Grossevichi|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951207-0|access-date=2019-09-26|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; An Air Saint Martin (now [[Air Caraïbes]]) [[Beechcraft 1900]] [[1995 Air St. Martin Beech 1900 crash|crashes]] near the Haitian commune of [[Belle-Anse|Belle Anse]], killing 20.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900D F-OHRK Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951207-1|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-05|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051113044725/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19951207-1 |archive-date=2005-11-13 }}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; The [[Conservative Party of Canada]] is officially registered, following the merger of the [[Canadian Alliance]] and the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada]].
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Rigoberto Alpizar]], a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of U.S. [[Federal Air Marshal Service|federal air marshals]] at [[Miami International Airport]].
*[[2015]] &ndash; The [[JAXA]] probe ''[[Akatsuki (spacecraft)|Akatsuki]]'' successfully enters orbit around [[Venus]] five years after the first attempt.
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661]], a domestic passenger flight from [[Chitral]] to [[Islamabad]], operated by an [[ATR 42|ATR-42-500]] crashes near [[Havelian]], killing all 47 on board.
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Aztec High School shooting]]: Former student William Atchison opens fire on former high school, killing 2.
*[[2024]] – [[Battle of Damascus (2024)]]: Syrian opposition forces enter the [[Rif Dimashq Governorate]], reaching within 20 km of the capital [[Damascus]]. <ref>{{cite news |title=10 km from the capital Damascus.. The regime is withdrawing rapidly in southern Syria and the factions are advancing |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%83%d8%b3%d8%b1-%d8%ae%d8%b7%d9%88%d8%b7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%88/739707/ |access-date=7 December 2024 |publisher=SOHR |date=7 December 2024 |language=Arabic}}</ref>
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==Births==
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===Pre-1600===
* [[521]] &ndash; [[Columba]], Irish missionary, monk, and saint (d. 597)
* [[903]] &ndash; [[Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi]], Persian astronomer and author (d. 986)
* [[967]] &ndash; [[Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr]], Persian Sufi poet (d. 1049)
*[[1302]] &ndash; [[Azzone Visconti]], Italian nobleman (d. 1339)
*[[1532]] &ndash; [[Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein|Louis I]], German nobleman and politician (d. 1605)
*[[1545]] &ndash; [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley|Henry Stuart]], English-Scottish husband of [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] (d. 1567)
*[[1561]] &ndash; [[Kikkawa Hiroie]], Japanese daimyō (d. 1625)
*[[1595]] &ndash; [[Injo of Joseon]], Korean king (d. 1649)
*[[1598]] &ndash; [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]], Italian sculptor and painter (d. 1680)

===1601–1900===
*[[1643]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Battista Falda]], Italian architect and engraver (d. 1678)
*[[1637]] &ndash; [[Bernardo Pasquini]], Italian organist and composer (d. 1710)
*[[1756]] &ndash; [[John Littlejohn (preacher)|John Littlejohn]], American sheriff and Methodist preacher (d. 1836)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Andrews |first=Dee E. |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7ssfd |title=The Methodists and Revolutionary America, 1760–1800: The Shaping of an Evangelical Culture |publisher=[[Princeton University Press]] |year=2000 |jstor=j.ctt7ssfd |isbn=9780691092980  |access-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120183703/https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7ssfd |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1764]] &ndash; [[Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno|Claude Victor-Perrin]], French general and politician (d. 1841)
*[[1784]] &ndash; [[Allan Cunningham (author)|Allan Cunningham]], Scottish author and poet (d. 1842)
*[[1791]] &ndash; [[Ferenc Novák (writer)|Ferenc Novák]], Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet (d. 1836)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Abraham Jacob van der Aa]], Dutch author and academic (d. 1857)
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[Johann Nestroy]], Austrian actor and playwright (d. 1862)
*[[1810]] &ndash; [[Josef Hyrtl]], Hungarian-Austrian anatomist and biologist (d. 1894)
*  1810   &ndash; [[Theodor Schwann]], German physiologist and biologist (d. 1882)
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[Leopold Kronecker]], Polish-German mathematician and academic (d. 1891)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Thomas Bent]], Australian businessman and politician, 22nd [[Premier of Victoria]] (d. 1909)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Joseph Cook]], English-born Australian politician, 6th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (d. 1947)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Henri Mathias Berthelot]], French general during World War I (d. 1931)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Paul Adam (French novelist)|Paul Adam]], French author (d. 1920)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Felix Calonder]], Swiss soldier and politician, 36th [[List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation|President of the Swiss Confederation]] (d. 1952)
*  1863   &ndash; [[Pietro Mascagni]], Italian composer and conductor (d. 1945)
*  1863   &ndash; [[Richard Warren Sears]], American businessman, co-founded [[Sears]] (d. 1914)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Frank Laver]], Australian cricketer (d. 1919)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Willa Cather]], American novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 1947)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Akiko Yosano]],  Japanese author, poet, pioneering feminist, pacifist, and social reformer (d. 1942)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Friml]], Czech-American pianist, composer, and academic (d. 1972)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[John Carpenter (athlete)|John Carpenter]], American sprinter (d. 1933)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Mason Phelps]], American golfer (d. 1945)
*  1885   &ndash; [[Peter Sturholdt]], American boxer and painter (d. 1919)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Ernst Toch]], Austrian-American composer and songwriter (d. 1964)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Joyce Cary]], Irish novelist (d. 1957)<ref>{{cite book | first=Robert William | last=Noble | title=Joyce Cary | location=Edinburgh | publisher=Oliver & Boyd | year=1973 | isbn=978-0-05002-580-2 | page=2}}</ref>
*  1888   &ndash; [[Hamilton Fish III]], American captain and politician (d. 1991)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Stuart Davis (painter)|Stuart Davis]], American painter and academic (d. 1964)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Fay Bainter]], American actress (d. 1968)
*  1893   &ndash; [[Hermann Balck]], German general (d. 1982)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Freddie Adkins]], English author and illustrator (d. 1986)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Kateryna Vasylivna Bilokur]], Ukrainian folk artist (d. 1961)

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Hilda Taba]], Estonian architect, author, and educator (d. 1967)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-03 |title=Hilda Taba {{!}} Estonian-American Educator & Architectural Theorist {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hilda-Taba |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Danilo Blanuša]], Croatian mathematician, physicist, and academic (d. 1987)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Clarence Nash]], American voice actor and singer (d. 1985)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Gerard Kuiper]], Dutch-American astronomer and academic (d. 1973)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Trimble |first1=Virginia |chapter=Kuiper, Gerard Peter (Updated) |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=2007 |page=1270 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_9083|isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 }}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Erika Fuchs]], German translator (d. 2005)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pannor |first=Stefan |date=25 April 2005 |title=Trauer in Entenhausen: Donald-Duck-Übersetzerin Erika Fuchs gestorben |language=de |work=[[Der Spiegel (website)|Der Spiegel]] |url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/trauer-in-entenhausen-donald-duck-uebersetzerin-erika-fuchs-gestorben-a-353354.html |url-status=live |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229184915/https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/trauer-in-entenhausen-donald-duck-uebersetzerin-erika-fuchs-gestorben-a-353354.html |archive-date=29 December 2022}}</ref>
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Fred Rose (politician)|Fred Rose]], Polish-Canadian politician and spy (d. 1983)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Nikola Vaptsarov]], Bulgarian poet and author (d. 1942)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Duncan McNaughton]], Canadian high jumper and geologist (d. 1998)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Louis Prima]], American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (d. 1978)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Daniel Jones (composer)|Daniel Jones]], Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Whittall |first1=Arnold |last2=Davies |first2=Lyn |title=Jones, Daniel |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14445}}</ref>
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Kersti Merilaas]], Estonian author and poet (d. 1986)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Leigh Brackett]], American author and screenwriter (d. 1978)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Eli Wallach]], American actor (d. 2014)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Tatamkhulu Afrika]], South African poet and author (d. 2002)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Fiorenzo Magni]], Italian cyclist (d. 2012)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Walter Nowotny]], Austrian-German soldier and pilot (d. 1944)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Pramukh Swami Maharaj]], Indian guru and scholar (d. 2016)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Intizar Hussain]], Indian-Pakistani author and scholar (d. 2016)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Ted Knight]], American actor and comedian (d. 1986)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Bent Fabric]], Danish pianist and composer (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Wiedemann |first1=Erik |title=Fabricius-Bjerre, Bent |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J144200}}</ref>
*  1924   &ndash; [[John Love (racing driver)|John Love]], Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2005)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Mary Ellen Rudin]], American mathematician (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite book | first1=Rosemary | last1=McCroskey Karr | first2=Jaleh | last2=Rezaie | first3=Joel E. |last3=Wilson | chapter=Mary Ellen Rudin | editor-last1=Grinstein | editor-first1=Louise S. | editor-last2=Campbell | editor-first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics: a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=190}}</ref>
*  1924   &ndash; [[Mário Soares]], Portuguese historian, lawyer, and politician, 17th [[President of Portugal]] (d. 2017)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Hermano da Silva Ramos]], French-Brazilian race car driver
*  1925   &ndash; [[Max Zaslofsky]], American basketball player and coach (d. 1985)<ref>{{cite web |title=Max Zaslofsky |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78638/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[William John McNaughton]], American bishop (d. 2020)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Jack S. Blanton]], American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Helen Watts]], Welsh opera singer (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Blyth |first1=Alan |title=Watts, Helen |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.29954}}</ref>
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Noam Chomsky]], American linguist and philosopher<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1928   &ndash; [[Mickey Thompson]], American race car driver (d. 1988)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Christopher Nicole]], Guyanese-English author (d. 2017)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Hal Smith (infielder)|Hal Smith]], American baseball player (d. 2020)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Allan B. Calhamer]], American game designer, created ''[[Diplomacy (game)|Diplomacy]]'' (d. 2013)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Bobby Osborne]], American bluegrass singer and musician (d. 2023)<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Ellen Burstyn]], American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 7, 2022 includes celebrities Ellen Burstyn, Sara Bareilles |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-7-2022-includes-celebrities-ellen-burstyn-sara-bareilles.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=6 December 2023 |date=7 December 2022}}</ref> 
*  1932   &ndash; [[Oktay Ekşi]], Turkish journalist and politician 
*  1932   &ndash; [[Rosemary Rogers]], American journalist and author (d. 2019)
*  1932   &ndash; [[J. B. Sumarlin]], Indonesian economist and politician, 17th [[List of Ministers of Finance of Indonesia|Indonesian Minister of Finance]] (d. 2020)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Bobby Whitton]], Australian rugby league player (d. 2008)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Krsto Papić]], Croatian director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Armando Manzanero]], Mexican musician, singer and composer (d. 2020)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Stan Boardman]], English comedian
*  1937   &ndash; [[Thad Cochran]], American lawyer and politician (d. 2019)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Gerry Cheevers]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Melba Pattillo Beals]], American journalist and activist
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Harry Chapin]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 7: Ellen Burstyn, Nicholas Hoult |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/07/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-7-Ellen-Burstyn-Nicholas-Hoult/2681670378467/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=6 December 2023 |date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
*  1942   &ndash; [[Alex Johnson]], American baseball player (d. 2015)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Reginald F. Lewis]], American businessman (d. 1993)<ref>{{cite web |title=RFL Museum celebrates Lewis' 75th Birthday |url=http://reginaldflewis.com/blog/museum-celebrates-rfl-75th-birthday/ |website=reginaldflewis.com |access-date=29 December 2020 |date=7 December 2017 |archive-date=15 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215074944/http://reginaldflewis.com/blog/museum-celebrates-rfl-75th-birthday/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1942   &ndash; [[Peter Tomarken]], American game show host and producer (d. 2006)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Susan Isaacs]], American author and screenwriter
*  1943   &ndash; [[Jóhann Ársælsson]], Icelandic politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal – Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 – Jóhann Ársælsson |url=https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=280 |publisher=[[Althing]] |access-date=9 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920113009/https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=280 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is}}</ref>
*  1943   &ndash; [[Nick Katz]], American mathematician and academic
*  1943   &ndash; [[Bernard C. Parks]], American police officer and politician
*  1943   &ndash; [[John Bennett Ramsey]], American businessman and pilot
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Daniel Chorzempa]], American organist and composer (d. 2023)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Miroslav Macek]], Czech dentist and politician (d. 2024)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Johnny Bench]], American baseball player and sportscaster<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1947   &ndash; [[Anne Fine]], English author
*  1947   &ndash; [[James Keach]], American actor, producer, and director
*  1947   &ndash; [[Garry Unger]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Gary Morris]], American country singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1948   &ndash; [[Tony Thomas (producer)|Tony Thomas]], American screenwriter and producer
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[James Rivière]], Italian sculptor and jeweler
*  1949   &ndash; [[Tom Waits]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Ron Hynes]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Susan Collins]], American politician
*  1952   &ndash; [[Eckhard Märzke]], German footballer and manager
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Mary Fallin]], American businesswoman and politician, 27th [[Governor of Oklahoma]]
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[John Watkins (Australian politician)|John Watkins]], Australian educator and politician, 14th [[Deputy Premier of New South Wales]]
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Larry Bird]], American basketball player and coach<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1956   &ndash; [[Chuy Bravo]], Mexican-American comedian and actor (d. 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perez|first=Lexy|date=2019-12-15|title=Chuy Bravo, Sidekick on 'Chelsea Lately,' Dies at 63|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chuy-bravo-dead-sidekick-chelsea-lately-dies-at-63-1262844/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-22|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822185640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chuy-bravo-dead-sidekick-chelsea-lately-dies-at-63-1262844/ |archive-date=2021-08-22 }}</ref>
*  1956   &ndash; [[Anna Soubry]], British politician
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Geoff Lawson (cricketer)|Geoff Lawson]], Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
*  1957   &ndash; [[Tijjani Muhammad-Bande]], Nigerian career-diplomat, [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]] (2019)
*  1957   &ndash; [[Tom Winsor]], English lawyer and civil servant
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Tim Butler]], English bass player and songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1958   &ndash; [[Rick Rude]], American wrestler and sportscaster (d. 1999)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Saleem Yousuf]], Pakistani cricketer
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Craig Scanlon]], English guitarist and songwriter 
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Alain Blondel]], French decathlete
*  1962   &ndash; [[Jeffrey Donaldson]], Northern Irish politician
*  1962   &ndash; [[Imad Mughniyah]], Lebanese activist (d. 2008)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Theo Snelders]], Dutch footballer and coach
*  1963   &ndash; [[Katsuya Terada]], Japanese illustrator
*  1963   &ndash; [[Barbara Weathers]], American R&B/soul singer
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Hugo Blick]], English filmmaker
*  1964   &ndash; [[Patrick Fabian]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Peter Laviolette]], American ice hockey player and coach
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Deborah Bassett]], Australian rower<ref>{{cite web |title=Bassett |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/689/bassett-debbie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903162316/http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/689/bassett-debbie |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |website=worldrowing.com |access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref>
*  1965   &ndash; [[Colin Hendry]], Scottish footballer and manager
*  1965   &ndash; [[Jeffrey Wright]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[C. Thomas Howell]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1966   &ndash; [[Shinichi Ito]], Japanese motorcycle racer
*  1966   &ndash; [[Kazue Itoh]], Japanese actress
*  1966   &ndash; [[Andres Kasekamp]], Canadian-Estonian historian and academic
*  1966   &ndash; [[Louise Post]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Mark Geyer]], Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
*  1967   &ndash; [[Tino Martinez]], American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
*  1967   &ndash; [[Nina Turner]], American politician
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Akopian]], Azerbaijani-Armenian chess player
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Hermann Maier]], Austrian skier
*  1972   &ndash; [[Tammy Lynn Sytch]], American wrestler and manager
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[İbrahim Kutluay]], Turkish basketball player
*  1973   &ndash; [[Hack Meyers]], American wrestler and trainer (d. 2015)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Terrell Owens]], American football player<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1973   &ndash; [[Fabien Pelous]], French rugby player and coach
*  1973   &ndash; [[Damien Rice]], Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Nicole Appleton]], Canadian singer and actress<ref name="UPI"></ref> 
*  1974   &ndash; [[Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez]], Spanish shot putter and actor
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Jamie Clapham]], English footballer and coach
*1975 &ndash;  [[Mia Love]], American politician (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gabriel |first=Trip |last2=Zhuang |first2=Yan |date=March 24, 2025 |title=Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to Congress, Dies at 49 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/us/politics/mia-love-dead.html |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Alan Faneca]], American football player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Ivan Franceschini]], Italian footballer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Georges Laraque]], Canadian ice hockey player and politician
*  1976   &ndash; [[Derek Ramsay]], Filipino-British actor, model and television personality
*  1976   &ndash; [[Sunny Sweeney]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1976   &ndash; [[Benoît Tréluyer]], French race car driver
*  1976   &ndash; [[Joris Vandenbroucke]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Joris Vandenbroucke |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=07366 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=17 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=nl}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Eric Chavez]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*  1977   &ndash; [[Luke Donald]], English golfer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Dominic Howard]], English drummer and producer 
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Shiri Appleby]], American actress, director, and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Suzannah Lipscomb]], English historian, academic and television presenter
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Sara Bareilles]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Jennifer Carpenter]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Lampros Choutos]], Greek-Italian footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Ayako Fujitani]], Japanese actress and screenwriter
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Dan Bilzerian]], American poker player and [[internet celebrity]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Dan Bilzerian Joins Team GGPoker & Celebrates With $100,000 Birthday Freeroll |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201203005724/en/Dan-Bilzerian-Joins-Team-GGPoker-Celebrates-With-100000-Birthday-Freeroll |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=1 December 2022 |date=3 December 2020}}</ref>
*  1980   &ndash; [[John Terry]], English footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Lou Amundson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lou Amundson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/200811/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Jack Huston]], English actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Mike Mucitelli]], American mixed martial artist
*  1983   &ndash; [[Al Thornton]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Al Thornton |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201154/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Aaron Gray]], American basketball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Robert Kubica]], Polish race car driver
*  1984   &ndash; [[Milan Michálek]], Czech ice hockey player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Luca Rigoni]], Italian footballer
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Jon Moxley]], American wrestler
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Billy Horschel]], American golfer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Nita Strauss]], American guitarist
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Aaron Carter]], American singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and actor (d. 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aaron Carter Dead at 34 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/05/aaron-carter-dead-dies/ |access-date=November 5, 2022 |date=November 5, 2022 |website=TMZ |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Nathan Adrian]], American swimmer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Emily Browning]], Australian actress and singer<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Angelina Gabueva]], Russian tennis player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Andrew Goudelock]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Goudelock |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202726/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Kyle Hendricks]], American baseball player
*  1989   &ndash; [[Nicholas Hoult]], English actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Philip Larsen]], Danish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Philip Larsen |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/philip-larsen-8474707 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Alessandro Marchi]], Italian footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Kevin Séraphin]], French basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevin Seraphin |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202338/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Cameron Bairstow]], Australian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cameron Bairstow |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203946/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[David Goffin]], Belgian tennis player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Aleksandr Menkov]], Russian long jumper
*  1990   &ndash; [[Yasiel Puig]], Cuban baseball player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Urszula Radwańska]], Polish tennis player
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Eugenio Pisani]], Italian race car driver
*  1991   &ndash; [[Chris Wood (footballer, born 1991)|Chris Wood]], New Zealand footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris Wood |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/4e9a0555/Chris-Wood |access-date=7 December 2024 |website=[[FBref]]}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Sean Couturier]], American-Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sean Couturier |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/player/sean-couturier-8476461 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Rahama Sadau]], Nigerian actress
*  1993   &ndash; [[Alex Singleton (linebacker)|Alex Singleton]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alex Singleton |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SingAl00.htm |access-date=7 December 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Pete Alonso]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Pete Alonso |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/pete-alonso-624413 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Geno Chiarelli]], American politician<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Chiarelli |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.wvlegislature.gov |title=West Virginia House of Delegates }}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Yuzuru Hanyu]], Japanese figure skater
*  1994   &ndash; [[Hunter Henry]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Hunter Henry |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3046439/hunter-henry |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Abi Harrison]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=21. Abi Harrison |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/teams/city-women-squad/21-abi-harrison/ |website=Bristol City |access-date=28 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Tommy Nelson (actor)|Tommy Nelson]], American actor
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Tony Yike Yang]], Canadian pianist 
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Boo Buie]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boo Buie III |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1642486/boo-buie-iii |access-date=7 December 2024 |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]]}}</ref>
*  1999   &ndash; [[Pavol Regenda]], Slovak ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Pavol Regenda |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/player/pavol-regenda-8483630 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Dane Belton]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dane Belton |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BeltDa00.htm |access-date=7 December 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Jalen McMillan]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jalen McMillan  |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McMiJa01.htm |access-date=7 December 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Torri Huske]], American swimmer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/torri-huske_1935923 |title=HUSKE Torri |work=[[Paris 2024 Olympics]] |access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
*[[43 BC]] &ndash; [[Cicero]], Roman philosopher, lawyer, and politician (b. 106 BC)
* [[283]] &ndash; [[Pope Eutychian|Eutychian]], pope of the Catholic Church
* [[881]] &ndash; [[Anspert]], archbishop of Milan
* [[983]] &ndash; [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto II]], Holy Roman Emperor (b. 955)
*[[1254]] &ndash; [[Pope Innocent IV|Innocent IV]], pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1195)
*[[1279]] &ndash; [[Bolesław V the Chaste|Bolesław V]], High Duke of Poland (b. 1226)
*[[1295]] &ndash; [[Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester]], English officer (b. 1243)
*[[1312]] &ndash; [[Michael II of Antioch]], Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Antioch ({{reign|1292|1312}})<ref name="Gorgias Press">{{cite book | last1 =Barsoum| first1=Ephrem |date=2003|title=The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences|edition=2nd|publisher=Gorgias Press|translator=Matti Moosa|author-link1=Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum|page=488}}</ref>
*[[1383]] &ndash; [[Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg|Wenceslaus I]], duke of Luxembourg (b. 1337)
*[[1498]] &ndash; [[Alexander Hegius von Heek]], German poet (b. 1433)
*[[1562]] &ndash; [[Adrian Willaert]], Dutch-Italian composer and educator (b. 1490)

===1601–1900===
*[[1649]] &ndash; [[Charles Garnier (missionary)|Charles Garnier]], French missionary and saint (b. 1606)
*[[1672]] &ndash; [[Richard Bellingham]], English-American lawyer and politician, 8th [[List of colonial governors of Massachusetts#Massachusetts Bay Colony: 1629–86, 1689–92|Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony]] (b. 1592)
*[[1680]] &ndash; [[Peter Lely]], Dutch-English painter (b. 1618)
*[[1683]] &ndash; [[Algernon Sidney]], English philosopher and politician, [[Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports]] (b. 1623)
*[[1723]] &ndash; [[Jan Santini Aichel]], Czech architect, designed the [[Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk]] and [[Karlova Koruna Chateau]] (b. 1677)
*[[1725]] &ndash; [[Florent Carton Dancourt]], French actor and playwright (b. 1661)
*[[1772]] &ndash; [[Martín Sarmiento]], Spanish monk, scholar, and author (b. 1695)
*[[1775]] &ndash; [[Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer)|Charles Saunders]], English admiral and politician (b. 1715)
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[Joseph Bara]], French soldier and drummer (b. 1779)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Küçük Hüseyin Pasha]], Turkish admiral and politician (b. 1757)
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Michel Ney]], German-French general (b. 1769)
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[William Bligh]], English admiral and politician, 4th [[Governor of New South Wales]] (b. 1745)
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[Robert Nicoll]], Scottish poet (b. 1814)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Thomas Hamilton (writer)|Thomas Hamilton]], Scottish philosopher and author (b. 1789)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Constantin von Tischendorf]], German theologian, scholar, and academic (b. 1815)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Jón Sigurðsson]], Icelandic scholar and politician, 1st [[List of Speakers of the Parliament of Iceland|Speaker of the Parliament of Iceland]] (b. 1811)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Arthur Blyth]], English-Australian politician, 9th [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1823)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand de Lesseps]], French businessman and diplomat, co-developed the [[Suez Canal]] (b. 1805)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Juan Luna]], Filipino painter and sculptor (b. 1857)

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Thomas Nast]], German-American cartoonist (b. 1840)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Élie Ducommun]], Swiss journalist and educator, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1833)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano]], Italian cardinal (b. 1828)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Ludwig Minkus]], Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1826)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Frank Wilson (politician)|Frank Wilson]], English-Australian politician, 9th [[Premier of Western Australia]] (b. 1859)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]]:
**                [[Mervyn S. Bennion]], American captain (b. 1887)
**                [[Frederick Curtice Davis#Namesake|Frederick Curtice Davis]], American sailor (b. 1915)
**                [[Julius Ellsberry]], American sailor (b. 1921)
**                [[John C. England]], American sailor (b. 1920)
**                [[Edwin J. Hill]], American sailor (b. 1894)
**                [[Ralph Hollis]], American sailor (b. 1906)
**                [[Herbert C. Jones]], American sailor (b. 1918)
**                [[Isaac C. Kidd]], American admiral (b. 1884)
**                [[Robert Lawrence Leopold]], American sailor (b. 1916)
**                [[Herbert Hugo Menges]], American sailor (b. 1917)
**                [[Thomas James Reeves]], American sailor (b. 1895)
**                [[Aloysius Schmitt]], American priest and sailor (b. 1909)
**                [[Robert R. Scott]], American sailor (b. 1915)
**                [[Peter Tomich]], American sailor (b. 1893)
**                [[Robert W. Uhlmann|Robert Uhlmann]], American sailor (b. 1919)
**                [[Franklin Van Valkenburgh]], American captain (b. 1888)
**                [[Eldon P. Wyman]], American sailor (b. 1917)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Tristan Bernard]], French author and playwright (b. 1866)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Nicholas Murray Butler]], American philosopher and academic, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1862)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Rex Beach]], American author, playwright, and water polo player (b. 1877)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Huntley Gordon]], Canadian-American actor (b. 1887)
*  1956   &ndash; [[Reşat Nuri Güntekin]], Turkish author and playwright (b. 1889)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Ioannis Demestichas]], Greek admiral and politician (b. 1882)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Kirsten Flagstad]], Norwegian opera singer (b. 1895)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Lefty O'Doul]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1897)
*  1969   &ndash; [[Eric Portman]], English actor (b. 1903)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Rube Goldberg]], American cartoonist, sculptor, and author (b. 1883)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Thornton Wilder]], American novelist and playwright (b. 1897)
*  1975   &ndash; [[Hardie Albright]], American actor (b. 1903)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Paul Bragg]], American nutritionist (b. 1895)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Paul Gibb]], English cricketer and umpire (b. 1913)
*  1977   &ndash; [[Peter Carl Goldmark]], Hungarian-American engineer (b. 1906)
*  1977   &ndash; [[Georges Grignard]], French race car driver (b. 1905)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Alexander Wetmore]], American ornithologist and paleontologist (b. 1886)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin]], English-American astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1900)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Darby Crash]], American punk rock vocalist and songwriter (b. 1958)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/24/popandrock1 |title=The death and afterlife of an LA punk |last=Adams |first=Tim |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=24 August 2008 |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Jack Mercer]], American voice actor (b. 1910)
*  1984   &ndash; [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]], American race car driver (b. 1938)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[J. R. Eyerman]], American photographer and journalist (b. 1906)
*  1985   &ndash; [[Robert Graves]], English poet, novelist, critic (b. 1895)
*  1985   &ndash; [[Potter Stewart]], American soldier and jurist (b. 1915)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Haystacks Calhoun]], American wrestler and actor (b. 1934)
*  1989   &ndash; [[Hans Hartung]], French-German painter (b. 1904)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Joan Bennett]], American actress (b. 1910)
*  1990   &ndash; [[Jean Paul Lemieux]], Canadian painter and educator (b. 1904)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Richard J. Hughes]], American politician, 45th [[Governor of New Jersey]], and Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (b. 1909)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Abidin Dino]], Turkish-French painter and illustrator (b. 1913)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Félix Houphouët-Boigny]], Ivoirian physician and politician, 1st [[List of heads of state of Ivory Coast|President of Ivory Coast]] (b. 1905)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Kathleen Harrison]], English actress (b. 1892)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Billy Bremner]], Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1942)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[John Addison]], English-American composer and conductor (b. 1920)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Martin Rodbell]], American biochemist and endocrinologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1925)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Carl F. H. Henry]] American journalist and theologian (b. 1913)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Azie Taylor Morton]], American educator and politician, 36th [[Treasurer of the United States]] (b. 1933)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Frederick Fennell]], American conductor and educator (b. 1914)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Jerry Scoggins]], American singer and guitarist (b. 1913)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Jay Van Andel]], American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded [[Amway]] (b. 1924)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Bud Carson]], American football player and coach (b. 1931)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]], American academic and diplomat, 16th [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]] (b. 1926)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Herbert Hutner]], American banker and lawyer (b. 1908)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Edwards]], American lawyer and author (b. 1949)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Kari Tapio]], Finnish singer (b. 1945)<ref>Kotiranta, Pirkko: [https://www.hs.fi/ihmiset/art-2000004774450.html Ujosta pojasta kasvoi iskelmän pitkätyöläinen], ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' 9 December 2010. Accessed on 16 September 2019.</ref>
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Harry Morgan]], American actor (b. 1915)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Roelof Kruisinga]], Dutch physician and politician, [[List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands|Dutch Minister of Defence]] (b. 1922)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Ralph Parr]], American colonel and pilot (b. 1924)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Marty Reisman]], American table tennis player and author (b. 1930)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Saul Steinberg (businessman)|Saul Steinberg]], American businessman and financier (b. 1939)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Édouard Molinaro]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Chick Willis]], American singer and guitarist (b. 1934)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Mark Lewis (storyteller)|Mark Lewis]], American author and educator (b. 1954)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Gerhard Lenski]], American sociologist and academic (b. 1924)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Hyron Spinrad]], American astronomer and academic (b. 1934)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Peter Westbury]], English race car driver (b. 1938)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Junaid Jamshed]], Pakistani recording artist, television personality, fashion designer, occasional actor, singer-songwriter and preacher. (b. 1964)
*  2015 &ndash; [[Shirley Stelfox]], English actress (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hayward |first1=Anthony |title=Shirley Stelfox obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/dec/09/shirley-stelfox |website=The Guardian |access-date=9 August 2023 |date=9 December 2015}}</ref>
*  2016 &ndash; [[Greg Lake]], English musician (b. 1947)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sweeting |first=Adam |date=8 December 2016 |title=Greg Lake Obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/08/greg-lake-obituary |access-date=27 December 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Steve Reevis]], Native American actor (b. 1962)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-reevis-dead-fargo-dancing-wolves-actor-was-55-1065957 |title=Steve Reevis, 'Fargo,' 'Dancing With Wolves' Actor, Dies at 55 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |via=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 8, 2017 |issn=0018-3660 |access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Ron Saunders]], English football player and manager (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Glanville|first=Brian|date=8 December 2019|title=Ron Saunders obituary|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/08/ron-saunders-obituary|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Dick Allen]], American baseball player and tenor (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dick-allen-dies-at-78 |title=Dick Allen, feared slugger in '60s-70s, dies |work=MLB.com |last=Zolecki |first=Todd |date=December 7, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207210730/https://www.mlb.com/news/dick-allen-dies-at-78 |archive-date=2020-12-07 }}</ref>
*  2020 &ndash; [[Chuck Yeager]], American aviator (b. 1923)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content|title=Chuck Yeager, first person to break sound barrier, dead at 97|url=https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending/chuck-yeager-first-person-break-sound-barrier-dead-97/WKYI7PFDBRG7RJDM4PR7L6Q4II/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=WHBQ|date=8 December 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Zephaniah]], British writer and [[Dub poetry|dub poet]] (b.1958)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer and poet dies aged 65|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67646607 |website=BBC |date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
*  2023 &ndash; [[Refaat Alareer]], Palestinian professor and writer (b.1979)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Najjar |first=Joseph Stepansky,Farah |title=Israel-Hamas war updates: Gaza faces heavy Israeli bombardment |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/12/7/israel-hamas-war-live-palestinians-face-another-night-under-israeli-bombs |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
*  2023 &ndash; [[Emiko Miyamoto]], Japanese volleyball player (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite web |title=「東洋の魔女」バレーボール女子 寺山恵美子さん死去 86歳 |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20231210/k10014283681000.html |date=10 December 2023 |access-date=10 December 2023 |website=[[NHK]] News Web |language=ja}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Doudou Adoula]], Congolese atalaku and composer (b. 1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Actualité {{!}} L'animateur Doudou Adoula de Zaïko Langa Langa a rendu l'âme à Bruxelles {{!}} mediacongo.net |url=https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-145136_l_animateur_doudou_adoula_de_zaiko_langa_langa_a_rendu_l_ame_a_bruxelles.html |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=www.mediacongo.net}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*[[Armed Forces Flag Day]] ([[India]])
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Aemilianus (African martyr)|Aemilianus]] ([[Greek Orthodox Church|Greek Church]])
**[[Ambrose]]
**[[Maria Giuseppa Rossello]]
**[[Sabinus of Spoleto]]
**[[December 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Eve of the Immaculate Conception]]-related observances:
**[[Day of the Little Candles]], begins after sunset ([[Colombia]])
*[[International Civil Aviation Day]]<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[Culture of East Timor#Public holidays|National Heroes Day]] ([[East Timor]])
*[[National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day]] ([[United States]])
*[[Spitak Remembrance Day]] ([[Armenia]])

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/7 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=7}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/7 Historical Events on December 7]

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[[Category:Days of December]]