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 December - 31.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1942  On this day in history commissioning of USS Essex (CV-9), first of new class of aircraft carriers, at Norfolk, VA  

1942  On December - 31 60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton)  

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

1943  On December - 31 the birth of Ben Kingsley, British actor  

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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  On this day in history ratification of UN Charter completed  

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

1945  On December - 31 donald Douglas II, dies at 40  

1946  On December - 31 french troops leave Lebanon  

1946  President Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II on December - 31.  

1946  On December - 31 frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89  

1947  Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

1948  On this day in history malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63  

1949  18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia on December - 31.  

1950  Jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year on December - 31.  

1950  Charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83 on December - 31.  

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

1951  Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75 on December - 31.  

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

1953  On December - 31 albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64  

1954  Peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1958  International Geophyscial Year ends on December - 31.  

1958  On this day in history gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72  

1960  Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)  

1378  Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58) was born on December - 31.  

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

1491  On December - 31 birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)  

1514  Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica) was born on this day in history.  

1540  On December - 31 birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)  

1572  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 December - 31.  

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

1297  On this day in history death of humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249)  

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