Page 2: Historical Events In December - 31
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
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 Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701 on December - 31.
1708 Great Alliance captures Bridge on this day in history.
1711 On December - 31 duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander
1719 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1756 On December - 31 russia joins the Alliance of Versailles
1758 British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal on December - 31.
1762 On December - 31 mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg
1775 On December - 31 battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold
1775 On December - 31 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 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 this day in history.
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 Bank of North America, 1st US bank opens on December - 31.
1783 On December - 31 import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states
1799 Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer on this day in history.
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 December - 31.
1809 Franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75 on December - 31.
1815 On December - 31 george Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872
1818 Maria J Small-Gartmann, actress on December - 31.
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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