- Dec 8 Ernst Engel, German statistician and economist (Law of Engel), dies at 75
Alfred Nobel (1833-1896)
Dec 10 Swedish chemist who invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63
José Rizal (1861-1896)
Dec 30 Filipino nationalist and novelist ('Noli Me Tángere', 'El Filibusterismo'), executed by firing squad at 35
- Dec 31 Leland Hone, Irish cricket wicketkeeper (1 Test; first Irishman to represent England; MCC), dies at 43
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