4th » In the face of fierce local opposition, United Kingdom British Governor-General of India Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that anyone who abets 'suttee' in Presidency of Bengal Bengal is guilty of culpable homicide.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1829
5th » Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian politician, 4th Premier of Quebec (d. 1908)
25th » Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American composer and bandleader (d. 1892)
Famous Deaths for December 1829
18th » Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French soldier, biologist, and academic (b. 1744)