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 December - 31.   

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

1927  On this day in history ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month   

1927  Dieter Noll, writer on December - 31.   

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  Mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess (Open the Village) on this day in history.   

1930  Pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages on this day in history.   

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

1932  George Schlatter, TV producer (Laugh-in) on this day in history.   

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  Akram Awan, Islamic scholar on December - 31.   

1935  CPH becomes Dutch Communist Party on December - 31.   

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

1936  On December - 31 miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72   

1937  The birth of Anthony Hopkins, British actor on December - 31.   

1937  On December - 31 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 December - 31 atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ)   

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0695  On this day in history birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

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

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  Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica) was born on December - 31.   

1540  On December - 31 birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)   

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

1668  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of st. Silvester, Pope   

0406  Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle on December - 31.   

0439  Melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56 on December - 31.   

1164  On December - 31 death of margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124)   

1194  On this day in history death of duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157)   

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 this day in history.