Page 2: Historical Events In December - 31

1688  On December - 31 pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham [OS=Dec 21]   

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

1700  On this day in history frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701   

1708  Great Alliance captures Bridge on December - 31.   

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

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  On December - 31 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  On December - 31 russia joins the Alliance of Versailles   

1758  On this day in history british expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal   

1762  Mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg on December - 31.   

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

1775  On this day in history richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British   

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   

1776  On this day in history rhode Island establishes wage & price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors   

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  On December - 31 english fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels   

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

1781  Bank of North America, 1st US bank opens on December - 31.   

1783  Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history thomas Taglichsbeck, composer   

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

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

1818  On December - 31 maria J Small-Gartmann, actress   

1818  On this day in history jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77   

1825  Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905 on this day in history.   

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0695  On this day in history birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

1378  On December - 31 birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)   

1378  Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1514  Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica) was born on December - 31.   

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  Death of Lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31 on December - 31.   

0335  On December - 31 death of st. Silvester, Pope   

0406  Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1164  Death of Margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124) on this day in history.   

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

1297  On December - 31 death of humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249)   

1302  On December - 31 death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)