Historical Events In December - 31

1938  On December - 31 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 this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history 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  Commissioning of USS Essex (CV-9), first of new class of aircraft carriers, at Norfolk, VA on December - 31.  

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

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

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 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 December - 31 donald Douglas II, dies at 40  

1946  French troops leave Lebanon on December - 31.  

1946  On this day in history president Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II  

1946  Frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89 on December - 31.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1949  On December - 31 18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia  

1950  On December - 31 jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year  

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

1951  On December - 31 first battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced  

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

1953  On December - 31 hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president  

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  On December - 31 international Geophyscial Year ends  

1958  On December - 31 gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72  

1960  On this day in history germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69  

1961  On December - 31 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 December - 31.  

1378  Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58) was born on this day in history.  

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 December - 31.  

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

0406  On December - 31 godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle  

0439  On December - 31 melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56  

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

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