December 31 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1966  Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 and stays there for 7 weeks   

1966  Pirate Radio 390 (Radio Invicata) off England, resumes transmitting.   

1966  Chief Nipo Strongheart, Native Amer actor (Pony Soldier), dies at 75.   

1967  Arthur Mailey, cricketer (10-66 and Aust v Gloucestershire 1921), dies.   

1968  inaugural supersonic airliner flown (Russian TU-144)   

1968  Carl Oscar Ahues, German International Chess Master (1950), dies at 85.   

1969  Salvatore Baccaloni, opera singer/actor (Full of Life), dies at 69   

1970  Congress authorizes the Eisenhower dollar coin.   

1970  Paul McCartney files a lawsuit to dissolve the Beatles   

1970  Cyril M Scott, English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91.   

1971  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.   

1974  Gold legal in US, Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin.   

1975  Donal Michalsky, composer, dies at 47.   

1976  TV soap "Somerset" ends 6 year run.   

1977  Donald Woods, a banned white editor flees South Africa.   

1977  Ted Bundy escapes from jail in Colorado.   

1977  Nora Marlowe, actress (Sara-Gov and JJ), dies at 62   

1978  Taiwan's final day of diplomatic relations with the US   

1979  Winterland Rock Concert Hall in San Francisco closes after 556 concerts.   

1980  A Jewish owned hotel in Nairobi Kenya is bombed killing 18   

1980  Arthur Wellard, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng, legendary 6-hitter), dies.   

1981  Lt Rawlings stages coup in Ghana   

1981  Frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60   

1982  TV soap "The Doctors" ends 19 year run.   

1983  Brunei gains complete independence from Britain   

1983  Bill Hunt, cricketer (Test for Aust, out 0, took 0-25 and 0-14), dies.   

1984  NYC subway gunman Bernhard Goetz surrenders to police in NH.   

1984  Rajiv Gandhi takes office as India's 6th PM succeeds his mom, Indira.   

1985  King Hussein of Jordan and President Assid hold talks   

1985  Alexander Matheson, cricketer (2 wickets/2 Tests for NZ 1930-31), dies.   

1986  Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico results in the deaths of 97   

1989  The last part of the railway on Prince Edward Island, operated by CN Rail, is abandoned   

1990  Iraq begins a military draft of 17 year olds   

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0695  Muhammad bin qasim: Syrian general   

1378  Callistus iii: [alfonso the borja], pope (1455-58)   

1378  Pope callixtus iii: Pope callixtus iii (d. 1458)   

1491  Jacques cartier: French explorer   

1514  Andreas vesalius: Brussels belgium, anatomist (fabrica)   

1540  Silvio antoniano: Italian cardinal/theologist (tre libri)   

1572  Emperor go-yozei of japan:   

1668  Hermannus boerhaave: Dutch medical/botanist   

0192  Lucius aa commodus: Emperor of rome (180-192), murdered at 31   

0335  St. silvester: Pope   

0406  Godagisel: King of the vandals,   

0439  Death of Melania the younger: Roman monastery founder/saint,   

1164  Margrave ottokar iii of styria: Margrave ottokar iii of styria (b. 1124)   

1194  Death of Duke leopold v of austria: Duke leopold v of austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157)   

1297  Humphrey de bohun: 3rd earl of hereford, english soldier (b. 1249)   

1302  Death of Frederick iii: Duke of lorraine (b. 1238)