Historical Events In December - 31

1917  Dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members on December - 31.  

1918  Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager on this day in history.  

1919  Tommy Byrne, American baseball player on December - 31.  

1920  Roy Park makes 1st-ball duck in only Test Cricket inn, v Eng at MCG on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43  

1921  On December - 31 last San Francisco firehorses retired  

1922  Joan McCracken, Phila Pa, actress (Claudie Story of a Marriage) on this day in history.  

1923  First transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester on December - 31.  

1923  The chimes of Big Ben are broadcast on radio for the first time by the BBC on this day in history.  

1923  1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester on this day in history.  

1924  Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies on December - 31.  

1924  On this day in history hubble announces existence of distant galaxies  

1924  Victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948) on December - 31.  

1925  14th congress of CPSU decides to accelerate industry on December - 31.  

1927  Ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month on this day in history.  

1927  Dieter Noll, writer on December - 31.  

1928  Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit) on December - 31.  

1929  Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri on this day in history.  

1929  On this day in history mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess (Open the Village)  

1930  Pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages on December - 31.  

1930  Ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress on December - 31.  

1931  Bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo) on December - 31.  

1932  On December - 31 john P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC  

1932  George Schlatter, TV producer (Laugh-in) on December - 31.  

1934  Helen Richey becomes first woman to pilot an airmail transport on December - 31.  

1934  On December - 31 helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport  

1934  Akram Awan, Islamic scholar on December - 31.  

1935  CPH becomes Dutch Communist Party on this day in history.  

1935  Peter Allan, cricketer (1 Test Australia v England 1965, 2-58 & 0-25) on this day in history.  

1936  Miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72 on December - 31.  

1937  On December - 31 the birth of Anthony Hopkins, British actor  

1937  On this day in history anthony Hopkins, Wales, actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty)  

1938  Dr R N Harger's "drunkometer," 1st breath test, introduced in Indiana on December - 31.  

1938  Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ) on December - 31.  

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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 this day in history.  

1378  On December - 31 birth of pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)  

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.  

1514  On this day in history birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)  

1540  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on this day in history.  

1572  On December - 31 birth of emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)  

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 this day in history death of st. Silvester, Pope  

0406  On this day in history godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle  

0439  Melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56 on this day in history.  

1164  On this day in history death of margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124)  

1194  Death of Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157) on this day in history.  

1297  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249) on December - 31.  

1302  On December - 31 death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)