Historical Events In December - 31

1917  On this day in history dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members  

1918  On December - 31 kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager  

1919  Tommy Byrne, American baseball player on this day in history.  

1920  On December - 31 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 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  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 December - 31 1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester  

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1924  On December - 31 hubble announces existence of distant galaxies.  

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

1924  Victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948) on December - 31.  

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  On this day in history dieter Noll, writer  

1928  Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit) on this day in history.  

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

1929  Mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess (Open the Village) on December - 31.  

1930  Pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages on December - 31.  

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

1931  On this day in history bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo)  

1932  On December - 31 john P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC  

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

1934  Helen Richey becomes first woman to pilot an airmail transport on this day in history.  

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

1934  Akram Awan, Islamic scholar on this day in history.  

1935  CPH becomes Dutch Communist Party on this day in history.  

1935  On December - 31 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 December - 31.  

1937  Anthony Hopkins, Wales, actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty) on December - 31.  

1938  Dr R N Harger's "drunkometer," 1st breath test, introduced in Indiana on December - 31.  

1938  Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ) on December - 31.  

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0695  Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715) was born on this day in history.  

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

1514  On this day in history birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)  

1540  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31  

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

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

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

1164  On this day in history death of margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124)  

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