Page 5: Historical Events In December - 31

1917  On December - 31 dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members   

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

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  Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies on December - 31.   

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

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

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

1927  On this day in history dieter Noll, writer   

1928  On December - 31 hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit)   

1929  On this day in history pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri   

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

1930  On this day in history pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages   

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

1931  On December - 31 bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo)   

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

1932  On this day in history george Schlatter, TV producer (Laugh-in)   

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

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

1934  On this day in history 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  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  Anthony Hopkins, Wales, actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty) on December - 31.   

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

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  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  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 December - 31.   

0192  Death of Lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31 on this day in history.   

0335  Death of St. Silvester, Pope on this day in history.   

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

0439  On December - 31 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  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 December - 31.