28th » Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto named Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
Famous Birthdays on December in 1795
4th » Thomas Carlyle, Scottish-English historian, philosopher, and academic (d. 1881)
8th » Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1874)
21st » John Russell (parson) or John Russell, English hunter and dog breeder (d. 1883)
21st » Leopold von Ranke, German historian, author, and academic (d. 1886)
Famous Deaths for December 1795
23rd » Henry Clinton (American War of Independence) known as Henry Clinton, English general and politician (b. 1730)
28th » Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian physician and lawyer (b. 1747)