Page 2: Historical Events In December - 31

1688  Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham [OS=Dec 21] on this day in history.   

1695  On December - 31 a window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax.   

1700  Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701 on December - 31.   

1708  On December - 31 great Alliance captures Bridge   

1711  Duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander on this day in history.   

1719  On this day in history john Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73   

1720  On this day in history [Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne   

1724  On December - 31 franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer   

1733  Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44 on December - 31.   

1738  Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley" on December - 31.   

1744  On this day in history james Bradley announces discovery of Earth's motion of nutation   

1744  James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) on this day in history.   

1745  On December - 31 bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk   

1756  On December - 31 russia joins the Alliance of Versailles   

1758  On December - 31 british expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal   

1762  On December - 31 mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg   

1775  On this day in history battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold   

1775  On December - 31 richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British   

1776  Rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation Limit is $0.70 a day for carpenters, $0.42 for tailors on December - 31.   

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  Rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is $0.70 a day for carpenters, $0.42 for tailors on this day in history.   

1779  English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history bank of North America, first US bank opens   

1781  On December - 31 bank of North America, 1st US bank opens   

1783  On December - 31 import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states   

1799  Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer on this day in history.   

1802  Francis Lewis, Welsh/US merchant/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 89 on December - 31.   

1805  On this day in history 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 December - 31.   

1818  Maria J Small-Gartmann, actress on December - 31.   

1818  Jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1825  On December - 31 francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

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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 this day in history.   

1491  On this day in history 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  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on December - 31.   

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  On December - 31 death of st. Silvester, Pope   

0406  On this day in history godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle   

0439  On December - 31 melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56   

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