- Dec 5 Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg, German poet, lawyer and translator, dies at 69
- Dec 9 Ann C Coleman, American socialite and fiancée of lawyer and future US President James Buchanan, dies of a laudanum overdose at 23 [1]
- Dec 19 Thomas Fremantle, British naval officer, dies at 54
- Dec 20 Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, French composer, dies at 50
Assassination
Drug Overdose
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Plane Crash
Suicide