Page 2: Historical Events In December - 31

1688  Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham [OS=Dec 21] on December - 31.   

1695  A window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax on this day in history.   

1700  Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701 on this day in history.   

1708  On this day in history great Alliance captures Bridge   

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

1719  On December - 31 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  On this day in history hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44   

1738  On this day in history charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"   

1744  James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's motion of nutation on December - 31.   

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

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  On this day in history mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg   

1775  On December - 31 battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold   

1775  Richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British on December - 31.   

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 December - 31.   

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 this day in history english fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels   

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  Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states on this day in history.   

1799  Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer on December - 31.   

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

1805  End of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism on December - 31.   

1805  Marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], French author (Knife) on this day in history.   

1809  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history george Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872   

1818  Maria J Small-Gartmann, actress on this day in history.   

1818  On December - 31 jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77   

1825  Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905 on December - 31.   

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0695  Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715) was born on December - 31.   

1378  Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58) was born on December - 31.   

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

1491  On this day in history birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)   

1514  On December - 31 birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

1540  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on December - 31.   

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 this day in history death of lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31   

0335  On this day in history death of st. Silvester, Pope   

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  Death of Margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124) on December - 31.   

1194  Death of Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157) on December - 31.   

1297  On this day in history death of humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249)   

1302  Death of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238) on this day in history.