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

1708  Great Alliance captures Bridge on December - 31.  

1711  On this day in history duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander  

1719  On December - 31 john Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73  

1720  [Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne on December - 31.  

1724  On this day in history franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer  

1733  On December - 31 hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44  

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

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1744  On December - 31 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  Bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk on December - 31.  

1756  Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles on December - 31.  

1758  British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal on December - 31.  

1762  Mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg on this day in history.  

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

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

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  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  

1779  English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels on December - 31.  

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 this day in history import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states  

1799  On this day in history thomas Taglichsbeck, composer  

1802  On December - 31 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  On December - 31 marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], French author (Knife)  

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

1815  George Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872 on December - 31.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1491  On December - 31 birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)  

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  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on December - 31.  

1668  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on December - 31.  

0192  Death of Lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124)  

1194  On December - 31 death of duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157)  

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

1302  Death of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238) on December - 31.