Historical Events In December - 31
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1826 Henry Hiles, composer on December - 31.
1830 Ismail Pasha, kedive of Egypt (1863-79) on December - 31.
1831 Gramercy Park is deeded to New York City on December - 31.
1838 On December - 31 emile Loubet, premier/president of France (1892, 1899-1906)
1841 Alabama becomes first state to license dental surgeons on December - 31.
1841 On December - 31 alabama becomes 1st state to license dental surgeons
1846 Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, vicar/Dutch anarchist (Right for all) on December - 31.
1848 On this day in history oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69
1852 On December - 31 future president & Mrs Rutherford B Hayes marry
1855 Giovanni Pascoli, Italian classicist/poet on December - 31.
1857 Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capitol of Canada on this day in history.
1857 On December - 31 queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada
1859 Dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves on this day in history.
1859 On this day in history max Fiedler, composer
1859 On this day in history luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54
1861 22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record on December - 31.
1862 On December - 31 president Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia to the Union
1862 On this day in history uSS Monitor founders in a storm off Cape Hatteras, NC.1862 Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1862 On December - 31 -Jan 20th) Battle of Stone's River, TN (Stone River, Monfreesboro)
1862 James Edward Rains, lawyer/Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 29 on December - 31.
1863 On December - 31 alfredo Panzini, Italian author (Dizionario Moderno)
1864 Robert G Aitken, US astronomer (Binary Stars) on December - 31.
1869 On this day in history henri Matisse, France, impressionist painter (Odalisque)
1870 On this day in history j D Schneiter patents rocket mail in France, (not done)
1870 Thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years on this day in history.
1872 On this day in history aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38
1874 On December - 31 ernest Austin, composer
1877 Alberto Mazzucato, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1878 On this day in history horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro)
1879 Cornerstone laid for Iolani Palace (only royal palace in US) on this day in history.
1879 Edison gives first public demonstration of his incandescent lamp on this day in history.
1879 On December - 31 the opera "The Pirates of Penzance" is produced (New York NY)
1880 On December - 31 george C Marshall, Uniontown Pa, authored Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953)
1881 Colin G Fink, US chemist (electro chemistry) on December - 31.
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