Page 6: Historical Events In December - 31

1938  Richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1939  25 U boats sunk this month (81,000 ton) on December - 31.   

1940  37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton) on this day in history.   

1941  Admiral Chester W. Nimitz assumes command of U.S. Pacific Fleet on December - 31.   

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

1941  On this day in history sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1945  Ratification of UN Charter completed on December - 31.   

1945  Bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA v Aust Services on December - 31.   

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

1946  French troops leave Lebanon on December - 31.   

1946  On December - 31 president Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II   

1946  Frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

1948  Dutch police actions up Java gone on strike on December - 31.   

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

1949  On December - 31 18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia   

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  First battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced on December - 31.   

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

1954  Peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75 on December - 31.   

1958  On December - 31 international Geophyscial Year ends   

1958  Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72 on December - 31.   

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 this day in history marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion   

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

1540  On this day in history 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  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on December - 31.   

0192  On this day in history death of lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31   

0335  On this day in history death of st. Silvester, Pope   

0406  On this day in history 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  On December - 31 death of duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157)   

1297  On December - 31 death of humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249)   

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