Dec 14 Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German-Russian diplomat, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1862)
Dec 26 Charles-Louis-Fleury Panckoucke, French publisher and editor (Bibliothèque latine-française), born in Paris (d. 1844)
Dec 26 Mary Fairfax Somerville, British mathematician (d. 1872)
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Dec 14 Ignatius Sancho, African-born British writer, shopkeeper and composer (1st person of African descent to vote in a British general election), dies (b. c. 1729) [1]
Dec 26 John Fothergill, English physician, dies at 68
