Page 2: Historical Events In December - 31

1688  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   

1700  Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701.   

1708  Great Alliance captures Bridge   

1711  Duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander   

1719  John Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73.   

1720  [Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne.   

1724  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer.   

1733  Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44.   

1738  Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"   

1744  James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's motion of nutation.   

1744  James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble).   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk   

1756  Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles   

1758  British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal.   

1762  Mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg   

1775  Battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold   

1775  Richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British.   

1776  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 and 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.   

1779  English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels.   

1781  Bank of North America, inaugural US bank opens   

1781  Bank of North America, 1st US bank opens.   

1783  Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states.   

1799  Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer.   

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

1805  End of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism.   

1805  Marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], French author (Knife).   

1809  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75   

1815  George Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872   

1818  Maria J Small-Gartmann, actress.   

1818  Jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77.   

1825  Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905.   

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0695  Muhammad bin qasim: Syrian general   

1378  Callistus iii: [alfonso the borja], pope (1455-58)   

1378  Pope callixtus iii: Pope callixtus iii (d. 1458)   

1491  Jacques cartier: French explorer   

1514  Andreas vesalius: Brussels belgium, anatomist (fabrica)   

1540  Silvio antoniano: Italian cardinal/theologist (tre libri)   

1572  Emperor go-yozei of japan:   

1668  Hermannus boerhaave: Dutch medical/botanist   

0192  Death of Lucius aa commodus: Emperor of rome (180-192), murdered at 31   

0335  Death of St. silvester: Pope   

0406  Death of Godagisel: King of the vandals,   

0439  Death of Melania the younger: Roman monastery founder/saint,   

1164  Margrave ottokar iii of styria: Margrave ottokar iii of styria (b. 1124)   

1194  Duke leopold v of austria: 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)   

1302  Death of Frederick iii: Duke of lorraine (b. 1238)