December 31. Ottawa is chosen for the capital city of Canada by decree of Queen Victoria in 1857.
December 31. King Kelly is born in 1857.
December 30. In 1981 Wayne Gretzky ties scoring record set by Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy.
December 30. Sandy Koufax is born in 1935.
December 29. Frank Delahanty is born in 1882.
December 29. 1.25 Million chickens killed to end influenza scare in Hong Kong in 1997.
December 28. Ted Lyons is born in 1900.
December 28. Iowa becomes the 29th State of the American Union in 1846.
December 27. Henry Kimbro is born in 1912.
