Historical Events In December - 31

1917  Dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members on December - 31.  

1918  On this day in history kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager  

1919  Tommy Byrne, American baseball player on December - 31.  

1920  On this day in history roy Park makes 1st-ball duck in only Test Cricket inn, v Eng at MCG  

1920  On December - 31 albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43  

1921  Last San Francisco firehorses retired on this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history joan McCracken, Phila Pa, actress (Claudie Story of a Marriage)  

1923  First transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester on December - 31.  

1923  The chimes of Big Ben are broadcast on radio for the first time by the BBC on this day in history.  

1923  1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester on this day in history.  

1924  On this day in history hubble announces existence of distant galaxies.  

1924  On December - 31 hubble announces existence of distant galaxies  

1924  On this day in history victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948)  

1925  14th congress of CPSU decides to accelerate industry on December - 31.  

1927  On December - 31 ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month  

1927  On December - 31 dieter Noll, writer  

1928  Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit) on this day in history.  

1929  Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri on this day in history.  

1929  On December - 31 mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess (Open the Village)  

1930  Pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages on December - 31.  

1930  On December - 31 ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress  

1931  On this day in history bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo)  

1932  On December - 31 john P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC  

1932  On this day in history george Schlatter, TV producer (Laugh-in)  

1934  Helen Richey becomes first woman to pilot an airmail transport on December - 31.  

1934  Helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport on this day in history.  

1934  On this day in history akram Awan, Islamic scholar  

1935  CPH becomes Dutch Communist Party on December - 31.  

1935  On this day in history peter Allan, cricketer (1 Test Australia v England 1965, 2-58 & 0-25)  

1936  Miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72 on December - 31.  

1937  The birth of Anthony Hopkins, British actor on December - 31.  

1937  Anthony Hopkins, Wales, actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty) on this day in history.  

1938  On December - 31 dr R N Harger's "drunkometer," 1st breath test, introduced in Indiana  

1938  On this day in history atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ)  

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

1378  On this day in history birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)  

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

1491  On December - 31 birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)  

1514  Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica) was born on this day in history.  

1540  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on this day in history.  

1572  On December - 31 birth of emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)  

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 December - 31.  

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

0406  On December - 31 godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle  

0439  Melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56 on this day in history.  

1164  On this day in history 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 December - 31.  

1302  On this day in history death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)