Historical Events In December - 31

1938  On December - 31 richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70   

1939  On this day in history 25 U boats sunk this month (81,000 ton)   

1940  37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton) on December - 31.   

1941  Admiral Chester W. Nimitz assumes command of U.S. Pacific Fleet on this day in history.   

1941  Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young on December - 31.   

1941  Sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1942  On December - 31 commissioning of USS Essex (CV-9), first of new class of aircraft carriers, at Norfolk, VA   

1942  On December - 31 60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton)   

1943  On December - 31 nYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at the Paramount Theater   

1943  The birth of Ben Kingsley, British actor on December - 31.   

1943  On December - 31 nYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater   

1944  On December - 31 48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah   

1945  Ratification of UN Charter completed on this day in history.   

1945  Bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA v Aust Services on December - 31.   

1945  On this day in history donald Douglas II, dies at 40   

1946  French troops leave Lebanon on this day in history.   

1946  President Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II on this day in history.   

1946  On December - 31 frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89   

1947  On this day in history franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79   

1948  Dutch police actions up Java gone on strike on this day in history.   

1948  Malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history 18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia   

1950  Jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year on December - 31.   

1950  On this day in history charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83   

1951  First battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced on December - 31.   

1951  On December - 31 maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75   

1953  Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president on this day in history.   

1953  Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75   

1958  On this day in history international Geophyscial Year ends   

1958  Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1960  Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history first performance of the Beach Boys   

1961  Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion on December - 31.   

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0695  On December - 31 birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

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

1378  Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458) was born on December - 31.   

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on December - 31.   

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

1668  On this day in history birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist   

0192  On December - 31 death of lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31   

0335  Death of St. Silvester, Pope on this day in history.   

0406  On this day in history 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  Death of Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157) on this day in history.   

1297  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249) on December - 31.   

1302  Death of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238) on December - 31.