Historical Events In December - 31
Monday, 08 March 2021
1688 Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham [OS=Dec 21] on December - 31.
1695 On December - 31 a window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax.
1700 On December - 31 frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701
1708 On this day in history great Alliance captures Bridge
1711 On December - 31 duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander
1719 John Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1720 [Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne on December - 31.
1724 On this day in history franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer
1733 Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44 on this day in history.
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 James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) on this day in history.
1745 On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk
1756 Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles on this day in history.
1758 On December - 31 british expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal
1762 Mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg on this day in history.
1775 Battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold on this day in history.
1775 Richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British on this day in history.
1776 On December - 31 rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation Limit is $0.70 a day for carpenters, $0.42 for tailors
1776 Rhode Island establishes wage & price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors on this day in history.
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
1779 On December - 31 english fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels
1781 Bank of North America, first US bank opens on December - 31.
1781 On this day in history bank of North America, 1st US bank opens
1783 Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states on December - 31.
1799 On December - 31 thomas Taglichsbeck, composer
1802 On this day in history francis Lewis, Welsh/US merchant/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 89
1805 On December - 31 end of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism
1805 Marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], French author (Knife) on December - 31.
1809 On December - 31 franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75
1815 George Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872 on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history maria J Small-Gartmann, actress
1818 Jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1825 On this day in history francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905
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