Historical Events In December - 31
Wednesday, 03 March 2021
1938 On this day in history richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70
1939 25 U boats sunk this month (81,000 ton) on December - 31.
1940 On December - 31 37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton)
1941 Admiral Chester W. Nimitz assumes command of U.S. Pacific Fleet on this day in history.
1941 On this day in history young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young
1941 Sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85 on December - 31.
1942 On this day in history commissioning of USS Essex (CV-9), first of new class of aircraft carriers, at Norfolk, VA
1942 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1943 NYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater on December - 31.
1944 48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah on December - 31.
1945 On this day in history ratification of UN Charter completed
1945 On this day in history bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA v Aust Services
1945 On this day in history donald Douglas II, dies at 40
1946 French troops leave Lebanon on this day in history.
1946 On this day in history president Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II
1946 Frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89 on this day in history.
1947 On December - 31 franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79
1948 Dutch police actions up Java gone on strike on December - 31.
1948 On this day in history malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63
1949 18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia on December - 31.
1950 On this day in history jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year
1950 On December - 31 charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83
1951 On December - 31 first battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced
1951 Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75 on December - 31.
1953 On December - 31 hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president
1953 Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64 on this day in history.
1954 Peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1958 International Geophyscial Year ends on this day in history.
1958 Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72 on December - 31.
1960 On this day in history germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69
1961 First performance of the Beach Boys on this day in history.
1961 Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion on this day in history.
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