Historical Events
- Dec 5 Giulio Caccini and Ottario Rinuccini's opera "Euridice" premieres at the Pitti Palace, in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy)
Fête de l'Escalade
Dec 11 Surprise attack by forces of the Duke of Savoy and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain repelled by citizens of Geneva. Commemorated since as Fête de l'Escalade.
Famous Birthdays
- Dec 18 Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)
Famous Deaths
- Dec 1 Kobayakawa Hideaki, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1582)
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