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 December - 31 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 December - 31.  

1719  John Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73 on December - 31.  

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

1724  On December - 31 franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer  

1733  On this day in history hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44  

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  Bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk on this day in history.  

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  Battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold on this day in history.  

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

1776  On December - 31 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 December - 31.  

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

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  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  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 this day in history.  

1818  On this day in history maria J Small-Gartmann, actress  

1818  Jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77 on December - 31.  

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

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

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

1668  On December - 31 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  On this day in history melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56  

1164  Death of Margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124) on December - 31.  

1194  On this day in history death of duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157)  

1297  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249) on this day in history.  

1302  On this day in history death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)