Historical Events In December - 31

1917  Dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager  

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

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

1920  Albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43 on December - 31.  

1921  Last San Francisco firehorses retired on December - 31.  

1922  On this day in history joan McCracken, Phila Pa, actress (Claudie Story of a Marriage)  

1923  On this day in history first transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester  

1923  The chimes of Big Ben are broadcast on radio for the first time by the BBC on December - 31.  

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

1924  On December - 31 hubble announces existence of distant galaxies.  

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

1924  On December - 31 victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948)  

1925  On this day in history 14th congress of CPSU decides to accelerate industry  

1927  On December - 31 ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month  

1927  On this day in history dieter Noll, writer  

1928  Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit) on this day in history.  

1929  On December - 31 pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri  

1929  On December - 31 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  On this day in history bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo)  

1932  John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC on this day in history.  

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

1934  Helen Richey becomes first woman to pilot an airmail transport on this day in history.  

1934  Helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport on December - 31.  

1934  Akram Awan, Islamic scholar on December - 31.  

1935  CPH becomes Dutch Communist Party on December - 31.  

1935  Peter Allan, cricketer (1 Test Australia v England 1965, 2-58 & 0-25) on December - 31.  

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

1937  On this day in history the birth of Anthony Hopkins, British actor  

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

1938  On this day in history dr R N Harger's "drunkometer," 1st breath test, introduced in Indiana  

1938  Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ) 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  On this day in history birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)  

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

1491  On this day in history birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)  

1514  Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica) was born on this day in history.  

1540  On this day in history birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)  

1572  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on December - 31.  

1668  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on this day in history.  

0192  Death of Lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31 on December - 31.  

0335  On December - 31 death of st. Silvester, Pope  

0406  Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

1164  On December - 31 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  On December - 31 death of humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249)  

1302  Death of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238) on December - 31.