Page 5: 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  Albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history last San Francisco firehorses retired   

1922  On December - 31 joan McCracken, Phila Pa, actress (Claudie Story of a Marriage)   

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

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

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  Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948)   

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

1927  Ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month on December - 31.   

1927  Dieter Noll, writer on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit)   

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

1929  On December - 31 mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess (Open the Village)   

1930  On December - 31 pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages   

1930  On this day in history ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress   

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

1932  On this day in history john P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC   

1932  On December - 31 george Schlatter, TV producer (Laugh-in)   

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

1934  On this day in history helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport   

1934  On December - 31 akram Awan, Islamic scholar   

1935  On December - 31 cPH becomes Dutch Communist Party   

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

1936  On this day in history miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72   

1937  The birth of Anthony Hopkins, British actor on this day in history.   

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

1938  On December - 31 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  Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715) was born on this day in history.   

1378  On this day in history birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)   

1378  On this day in history birth of pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)   

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on December - 31.   

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

1540  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on December - 31.   

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

1668  On December - 31 birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist   

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

0335  On this day in history death of st. Silvester, Pope   

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

0439  On December - 31 melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56   

1164  Death of Margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124) on this day in history.   

1194  On December - 31 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 December - 31.   

1302  Death of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238) on this day in history.