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  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 December - 31.   

1941  Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1943  On this day in history nYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at the Paramount Theater   

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

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

1944  On December - 31 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 December - 31.   

1945  On this day in history 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 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  Dutch police actions up Java gone on strike on this day in history.   

1948  Malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63 on December - 31.   

1949  On December - 31 18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia   

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 this day in history maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75   

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

1958  On this day in history international Geophyscial Year ends   

1958  Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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0695  On December - 31 birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

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

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

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  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 December - 31.   

1668  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on December - 31.   

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

0335  On December - 31 death of st. Silvester, Pope   

0406  On this day in history godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle   

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

1164  On December - 31 death of margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124)   

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)