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  Roy Park makes 1st-ball duck in only Test Cricket inn, v Eng at MCG on December - 31.   

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

1921  On this day in history last San Francisco firehorses retired   

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

1923  On December - 31 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1927  On December - 31 dieter Noll, writer   

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

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

1929  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1931  On December - 31 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1934  Akram Awan, Islamic scholar on December - 31.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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  On December - 31 birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)   

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

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

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

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 December - 31.   

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

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

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

1164  Death of Margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124) on December - 31.   

1194  Death of Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157) on December - 31.   

1297  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249) on this day in history.   

1302  On December - 31 death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)