Stanley Reaches Fort Bodo
Dec 19 Henry Morton Stanley's expedition reaches Fort Bodo, East-Africa
Sullivan vs. Kilrain
Dec 22 Heavyweight boxing champ John L. Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain
Van Gogh Cuts Off Ear
Dec 23 Vincent van Gogh cuts off his left ear with a razor, after argument with fellow painter Paul Gauguin, and sends to a female courtesan for safe keeping
- Dec 25 First indoor baseball game played at fairgrounds in Philadelphia; 2,000 watch the Uptowners beat the Downtowners, 6-1
Order of the African Star
Dec 30 Belgium's King Leopold II establishes Order of the African Star - for service to the Congo and to promote 'African civilisation'
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