26th » Gilbert and Sullivan collaborate for the first time, on their lost opera, 'Thespis (opera) named Thespis'. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1871
5th » Bill Pickett, American rodeo performer (d. 1932)
9th » Joe Kelley, American baseball player and manager (d. 1943)
13th » Emily Carr, Canadian painter and author (d. 1945)
25th » Katherine McKinley, American daughter of William McKinley (d. 1875)