| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 1 | Ann Preston born 1813 |
| December 2 | Monic Seles born 1973 |
| December 3 | Maria Callas born 1923 |
| December 4 | Edith Cavell born 1865 |
| December 5 | Elizabeth Agassiz born 1822 |
| December 6 | Patsy Mink born 1927 |
| December 7 | Ellen Stewart born 1919 |
| December 8 | Sinead O'connor born 1966 |
| December 9 | Grace Hopper born 1906 |
| December 10 | Emily Dickinson born 1830 |
| December 11 | Annie Jump Cannon born 1863 |
| December 12 | Toshiko Akiyoshi born 1929 |
| December 13 | Ella Baker born 1903 |
| December 14 | Margaret Chase Smith born 1897 |
| December 15 | First woman Secret Service agents sworn in, 1971 |
| December 16 | Jane Austen born 1775 |
| December 17 | Deborah Sampson born 1760 |
| December 18 | Gladys Henry Dick born 1881 |
| December 19 | Cicely Tyson born 1933 |
| December 20 | Ethel Barrymore Theater opens in New York City, 1928 |
| December 21 | Rebecca West born 1892 |
| December 22 | Aline Bernstein born 1880 |
| December 23 | Sarah Breedlove born 1867 |
| December 24 | Elizabeth Chandler born 1807 |
| December 25 | Annie Lennox born 1954 |
| December 26 | Susan Butcher born 1954 |
| December 27 | Marlene Dietrich born 1901 |
| December 28 | Maggie Smith born 1934 |
| December 29 | Peggy Glanville-Hicks born 1912 |
| December 30 | Helge Ingstad born 1899 |
| December 31 | Mary Virginia Terhune born 1831 |