Historical Events In December - 31

1688  Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham [OS=Dec 21] on this day in history.  

1695  A window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax on December - 31.  

1700  Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701 on December - 31.  

1708  On December - 31 great Alliance captures Bridge  

1711  On this day in history duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander  

1719  On December - 31 john Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73  

1720  [Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne on December - 31.  

1724  On this day in history franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer  

1733  On December - 31 hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44  

1738  Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley" on this day in history.  

1744  James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's motion of nutation on December - 31.  

1744  On this day in history james Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble)  

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk on December - 31.  

1756  On this day in history russia joins the Alliance of Versailles  

1758  British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal on this day in history.  

1762  Mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg on December - 31.  

1775  Battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold on this day in history.  

1775  On this day in history richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British  

1776  On this day in history rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation Limit is $0.70 a day for carpenters, $0.42 for tailors  

1776  On this day in history rhode Island establishes wage & price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors  

1776  Rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is $0.70 a day for carpenters, $0.42 for tailors on December - 31.  

1779  English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels on December - 31.  

1781  Bank of North America, first US bank opens on this day in history.  

1781  Bank of North America, 1st US bank opens on this day in history.  

1783  On this day in history import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states  

1799  On December - 31 thomas Taglichsbeck, composer  

1802  Francis Lewis, Welsh/US merchant/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 89 on December - 31.  

1805  End of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism on December - 31.  

1805  On December - 31 marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], French author (Knife)  

1809  On December - 31 franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75  

1815  On December - 31 george Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872  

1818  Maria J Small-Gartmann, actress on December - 31.  

1818  Jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77 on December - 31.  

1825  On this day in history francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905  

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0695  Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715) was born on this day in history.  

1378  On December - 31 birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)  

1378  On December - 31 birth of pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)  

1491  On this day in history birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)  

1514  On December - 31 birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)  

1540  On this day in history birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)  

1572  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on December - 31.  

1668  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on this day in history.  

0192  Death of Lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31 on this day in history.  

0335  Death of St. Silvester, Pope on December - 31.  

0406  Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle on this day in history.  

0439  On this day in history melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56  

1164  On December - 31 death of margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124)  

1194  On December - 31 death of duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157)  

1297  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249) on this day in history.  

1302  On December - 31 death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)