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  John Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73 on December - 31.   

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

1724  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer on December - 31.   

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

1738  On December - 31 charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"   

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

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

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk on December - 31.   

1756  Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles on this day in history.   

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

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

1775  Battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold on December - 31.   

1775  Richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British 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   

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  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.   

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

1781  On December - 31 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 December - 31 thomas Taglichsbeck, composer   

1802  On December - 31 francis Lewis, Welsh/US merchant/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 89   

1805  On this day in history end of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism   

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

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  On this day in history maria J Small-Gartmann, actress   

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

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

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

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on December - 31.   

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  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  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  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 this day in history.   

1297  On this day in history 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)