Page 5: Historical Events In December - 31

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

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

1919  On December - 31 tommy Byrne, American baseball player   

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  On December - 31 last San Francisco firehorses retired   

1922  Joan McCracken, Phila Pa, actress (Claudie Story of a Marriage) on December - 31.   

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

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

1923  On December - 31 1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester   

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

1924  Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies on this day in history.   

1924  Victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

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

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

1927  On December - 31 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  On December - 31 pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages   

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

1931  Bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo) on this day in history.   

1932  John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC on December - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1934  On December - 31 akram Awan, Islamic scholar   

1935  On December - 31 cPH becomes Dutch Communist Party   

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  The birth of Anthony Hopkins, British actor on December - 31.   

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  On this day in history atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ)   

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0695  On December - 31 birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

1378  On December - 31 birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)   

1378  Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

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

1514  On December - 31 birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

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 this day in history.   

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

0406  On December - 31 godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle   

0439  On this day in history melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56   

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 this day in history death of humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249)   

1302  On this day in history death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)