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Page 6: Historical Events In December - 31

Thursday, 23 October 2025

1938  Richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70 on December - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1939  On December - 31 25 U boats sunk this month (81,000 ton)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1940  On this day in history 37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  On this day in history admiral Chester W. Nimitz assumes command of U.S. Pacific Fleet.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young on December - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  On December - 31 sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1942  Commissioning of USS Essex (CV-9), first of new class of aircraft carriers, at Norfolk, VA on December - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1942  60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1943  NYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at the Paramount Theater on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1943  The birth of Ben Kingsley, British actor on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1943  On December - 31 nYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1944  48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  Ratification of UN Charter completed on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  Bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA v Aust Services on December - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  Donald Douglas II, dies at 40 on December - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1946  On December - 31 french troops leave Lebanon  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1946  On this day in history president Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1946  Frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89 on December - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1947  On this day in history franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  Dutch police actions up Java gone on strike on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  Malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63 on December - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1949  On December - 31 18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1950  On December - 31 jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1950  Charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83 on December - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1951  On December - 31 first battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1951  On this day in history maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1953  On December - 31 hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1953  Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64 on December - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1954  On this day in history peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1958  International Geophyscial Year ends on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1958  Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72 on December - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1960  Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69 on December - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1961  On December - 31 first performance of the Beach Boys  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1961  Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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0695  On December - 31 birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1378  On this day in history birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1378  Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1491  On December - 31 birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1514  On this day in history birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1540  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1572  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1668  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In December - 31

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0192  Death of Lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31 on December - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0335  Death of St. Silvester, Pope on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0406  Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0439  On December - 31 melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1164  On this day in history death of margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1194  Death of Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1297  On this day in history death of humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1302  On this day in history death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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