Historical Events In December - 31

1962  Katanga becomes part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on this day in history.  

1964  On December - 31 donald Campbell (UK) sets world water speed record (276.33 mph)  

1966  Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 and stays there for 7 weeks on December - 31.  

1966  On December - 31 pirate Radio 390 (Radio Invicata) off England, resumes transmitting  

1966  On December - 31 chief Nipo Strongheart, Native Amer actor (Pony Soldier), dies at 75  

1967  Arthur Mailey, cricketer (10-66 & Aust v Gloucestershire 1921), dies on December - 31.  

1968  First supersonic airliner flown (Russian TU-144) on December - 31.  

1968  Carl Oscar Ahues, German International Chess Master (1950), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1969  On this day in history salvatore Baccaloni, opera singer/actor (Full of Life), dies at 69  

1970  On December - 31 congress authorizes the Eisenhower dollar coin  

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1970  On December - 31 paul McCartney files a lawsuit to dissolve the Beatles  

1970  Cyril M Scott, English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history peter Deuel, actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31  

1972  Roberto Clemente, slugger (Pitts Pirate), dies in a plane crash at 38 on December - 31.  

1974  On this day in history gold legal in US, Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin  

1975  On December - 31 donal Michalsky, composer, dies at 47  

1976  TV soap "Somerset" ends 6 year run on this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history donald Woods, a banned white editor flees South Africa  

1977  Ted Bundy escapes from jail in Colorado on this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history nora Marlowe, actress (Sara-Gov & JJ), dies at 62  

1978  Taiwan's final day of diplomatic relations with the US on this day in history.  

1979  On December - 31 winterland Rock Concert Hall in San Francisco closes after 556 concerts  

1980  On December - 31 a Jewish owned hotel in Nairobi Kenya is bombed killing 18  

1980  Arthur Wellard, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng, legendary 6-hitter), dies on this day in history.  

1981  On December - 31 lt Rawlings stages coup in Ghana  

1981  On December - 31 frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60  

1982  On this day in history tV soap "The Doctors" ends 19 year run  

1983  On December - 31 brunei gains complete independence from Britain  

1983  Bill Hunt, cricketer (Test for Aust, out 0, took 0-25 & 0-14), dies on this day in history.  

1984  NYC subway gunman Bernhard Goetz surrenders to police in NH on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history rajiv Gandhi takes office as India's 6th PM succeeds his mom, Indira  

1985  On December - 31 king Hussein of Jordan and President Assid hold talks  

1985  On this day in history alexander Matheson, cricketer (2 wickets/2 Tests for NZ 1930-31), dies  

1986  Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 97 on December - 31.  

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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 this day in history.  

1514  On this day in history 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 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 December - 31 godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle  

0439  Melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56 on December - 31.  

1164  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249)  

1302  On December - 31 death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)