Page 6: Historical Events In December - 31

1938  On this day in history richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70   

1939  25 U boats sunk this month (81,000 ton) on this day in history.   

1940  On December - 31 37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton)   

1941  Admiral Chester W. Nimitz assumes command of U.S. Pacific Fleet on this day in history.   

1941  On December - 31 young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young   

1941  Sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85 on December - 31.   

1942  Commissioning of USS Essex (CV-9), first of new class of aircraft carriers, at Norfolk, VA on December - 31.   

1942  60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton) on this day in history.   

1943  On December - 31 nYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at the Paramount Theater   

1943  On this day in history the birth of Ben Kingsley, British actor   

1943  NYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater on December - 31.   

1944  On this day in history 48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah   

1945  Ratification of UN Charter completed on this day in history.   

1945  Bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA v Aust Services on this day in history.   

1945  Donald Douglas II, dies at 40 on December - 31.   

1946  On December - 31 french troops leave Lebanon   

1946  President Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II on this day in history.   

1946  Frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89 on December - 31.   

1947  On this day in history franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79   

1948  On this day in history dutch police actions up Java gone on strike   

1948  On December - 31 malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63   

1949  18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia on December - 31.   

1950  On this day in history jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year   

1950  Charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1951  First battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced on this day in history.   

1951  On December - 31 maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75   

1953  Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president on December - 31.   

1953  Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75   

1958  On December - 31 international Geophyscial Year ends   

1958  On December - 31 gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72   

1960  On December - 31 germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69   

1961  On this day in history first performance of the Beach Boys   

1961  On December - 31 marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion   

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0695  Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715) was born on December - 31.   

1378  Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58) was born on this day in history.   

1378  Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

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

1572  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)   

1668  On December - 31 birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist   

0192  Death of Lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31 on December - 31.   

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

0406  Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0439  Melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

1164  Death of Margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124) on this day in history.   

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