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  On December - 31 admiral Chester W. Nimitz assumes command of U.S. Pacific Fleet.  

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

1941  Sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

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 December - 31 the birth of Ben Kingsley, British actor  

1943  NYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater on this day in history.  

1944  On December - 31 48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah  

1945  Ratification of UN Charter completed on December - 31.  

1945  On December - 31 bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA v Aust Services  

1945  On this day in history donald Douglas II, dies at 40  

1946  On this day in history french troops leave Lebanon  

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

1946  On this day in history frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89  

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

1948  On December - 31 dutch police actions up Java gone on strike  

1948  Malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1949  18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia on this day in history.  

1950  Jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year on this day in history.  

1950  On this day in history charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83  

1951  On this day in history first battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced  

1951  Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president  

1953  Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64 on December - 31.  

1954  On December - 31 peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75  

1958  On this day in history international Geophyscial Year ends  

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

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

1961  On December - 31 first performance of the Beach Boys  

1961  Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion on this day in history.  

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

1378  On this day in history birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)  

1378  On this day in history birth of pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)  

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on December - 31.  

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  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 December - 31.  

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

0439  On this day in history melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56  

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

1194  Death of Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157) on this day in history.  

1297  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249) on this day in history.  

1302  Death of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238) on December - 31.