Page 5: 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  On December - 31 tommy Byrne, American baseball player   

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 this day in history.   

1923  First transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester on December - 31.   

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

1923  On this day in history 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  On this day in history victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1925  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1928  Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit) on December - 31.   

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 this day in history pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages   

1930  On this day in history ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress   

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

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  Helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport on this day in history.   

1934  Akram Awan, Islamic scholar on December - 31.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1937  The birth of Anthony Hopkins, British actor on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history anthony Hopkins, Wales, actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty)   

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  On this day in history 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  On December - 31 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 this day in history birth of emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)   

1668  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on this day in history.   

0192  On December - 31 death of lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31   

0335  Death of St. Silvester, Pope on December - 31.   

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 this day in history 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  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249) on December - 31.   

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