* December 17-William Brocklesby Wordsworth, English / Scottish composer and pianist ( died 1988 )

* December 17-William Lyon Mackenzie King, lawyer, economist, university professor, civil servant, journalist, politician and 10th Prime Minister of Canada ( d. 1950 )

* December 25 – Fred Thomson, American silent film actor ( b. 1890 )

* December 18 – J. J. Thomson, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1940 )

Sexton Ming, Tracey Emin, Charles Thomson ( artist ) | Charles Thomson, Billy Childish and musician Russell Wilkinson at the Rochester Adult Education Centre to record The Medway Poets LP, 11 December 1987.

In December 2009, the detention camp was slated for relocation to Thomson, Illinois.

, members of the Hillsborough Township Committee are Mayor Carl Suraci ( term ends December 31, 2012 ), Deputy Mayor Gloria McCauley ( 2012 ), And Commiteemens Frank DelCore ( 2013 ), Doug Thomson ( 2012 ) and Bob Wagner ( 2012 ).

Sexton Ming, Tracey Emin, Charles Thomson ( artist ) | Charles Thomson, Billy Childish and Russell Wilkins at the Rochester Adult Education Centre 11 December 1987 to record The Medway Poets LP album | LP

It was during the autumn of 1930 in Paris that Bowles began work on his own first musical composition, the " Sonata for Oboe and Clarinet ", which he finished the following year and which premiered in New York at the Aeolian Hall on Wigmore St, 16 December 1931, the whole concert ( which also included work by Copland and Virgil Thomson ) was " panned " by New York critics.

* Vernon W. Thomson – April 1975 – June 1979 ; January 1981 – December 1981 ( reappointed May 1976 ).

William Thomson FRS, FRGS ( 11 February 1819 – 25 December 1890 ) was an English church leader, Archbishop of York from 1862 until his death.

In December 2006, the European subsidiary of TTE closed its operations in France and TTE lost the right to use the Thomson brand on TVs sold in Europe.

In December 2006, Thomson SA agreed to sell off its Audio / Video and Accessories businesses ( the RCA and Thomson brands except communications products such as cordless phones ) to Audiovox.

In December 2005, Thomson re-purchased the Broadcast & Multimedia part of Thales Group.

Walter Cunningham Thomson ( December 21, 1895-April 27, 1964 ) was a politician, lawyer and rancher in Ontario, Canada.

William Thomson " Will " Hay ( 6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949 ) was an English comedian, actor, film director and amateur astronomer.

In December, 2001, the newspaper, along with sister paper Brandon Sun, was bought from Thomson Newspapers by FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership.

After the election of Kevin Rudd to party leadership in December 2006, Thomson was appointed to the position of Shadow Attorney-General.

Named in December 1857 by the Chief Surveyor for the Otago Province, John Turnbull Thomson.

In July 2003, Thomson Gale announced that it had acquired the rights to publish a second edition of Encyclopaedia Judaica, expecting to publish in December 2006 under one of its imprints, Macmillan Reference USA.

* On 16 December 2003, NDS acquired the MediaHighway middleware business from Canal + Technologies a subsidiary of Thomson SA and licensed certain related patents from Thomson SA for a total consideration of € 60 million.

James " Jim " Thomson Greenwood ( 2 December 1929 – 13 September 2010 ) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Number of minorities ( 1st and 2nd generation ) in Bonn by country of origin per 31 December 2006

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, ( 21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881 ) was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure.

According to the Gregorian calendar, the 1st century AD / CE started on January 1, 1 and ended on December 31, 100.

Kane made her Wicked debut on the 1st National Tour, playing the role from March 9 through December 19, 2005.

Despite entering December with a record of 8 – 3, Dallas lost its slim grip on 1st place in the division with losses to the New York Giants and San Diego.

Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet FRS MRIA FGS ( 17 December 177829 May 1829 ) was a British chemist and inventor.

Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis ( 10 December 189116 June 1969 ) was a British military commander and field marshal who served with distinction in both world wars and, afterwards, as Governor General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian Confederation.

On 10 December 1916, Alexander took second-in-command of 1st Battalion Irish Guards as acting major.

Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, GCB, OM, GCVO SGM ( 5 December 1859 – 20 November 1935 ) was a British Royal Navy admiral who commanded the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland in World War I.

James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger ( 13 December 1769 – 17 April 1844 ) was an English lawyer, politician and judge.

Fred Allen's December 30, 1936 radio broadcast included a humorous wrapup of the year's least important events, including a supposed interview with the man who " invented a negative craze " on April 1st: " Ramrod Dank ... the first man to coin a Knock Knock.

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* 9 – 13 December 1996-Singapore hosts the 1st WTO Ministerial Conference.

* December 14 – Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English statesman ( b. 1536 )

* December 5 – Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, English statesman ( d. 1724 )

* December 8 – William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, English statesman and diplomat ( b. c. 1690 )

* December 6 – George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English soldier ( d. 1670 )

* December 26 – Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes, British admiral ( b. 1872 )

* December 5 – John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, British admiral ( d. 1935 )

* December 4 – Hannes Hafstein, 1st Prime Minister of Iceland ( d. 1922 )

* December 1 – Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England ( d. 1764 )

* December 31 – Samuel Ajayi Crowther, 1st African Anglican bishop ; linguist and legendary missionary ( b. 1809 )

* December 13 – Hannes Hafstein, 1st Prime Minister of Iceland ( b. 1861 )

It was also the last year of the 10th century as well as the last year of the 1st millennium of the Christian era ending on December 31st, but the first year of the 1000s decade.

* December 8 – Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, English politician ( b. 1606 )