Historical Events In December - 31

1962  On this day in history katanga becomes part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo  

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 this day in history.  

1966  Pirate Radio 390 (Radio Invicata) off England, resumes transmitting on December - 31.  

1966  Chief Nipo Strongheart, Native Amer actor (Pony Soldier), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1967  On December - 31 arthur Mailey, cricketer (10-66 & Aust v Gloucestershire 1921), dies  

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

1968  Carl Oscar Ahues, German International Chess Master (1950), dies at 85 on December - 31.  

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

1970  On this day in history congress authorizes the Eisenhower dollar coin  

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

1970  On this day in history cyril M Scott, English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91  

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 December - 31 gold legal in US, Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin  

1975  On this day in history donal Michalsky, composer, dies at 47  

1976  On this day in history tV soap "Somerset" ends 6 year run  

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

1977  Ted Bundy escapes from jail in Colorado on December - 31.  

1977  On December - 31 nora Marlowe, actress (Sara-Gov & JJ), dies at 62  

1978  On this day in history taiwan's final day of diplomatic relations with the US  

1979  Winterland Rock Concert Hall in San Francisco closes after 556 concerts on December - 31.  

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 December - 31.  

1981  Lt Rawlings stages coup in Ghana on this day in history.  

1981  Frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1982  TV soap "The Doctors" ends 19 year run on December - 31.  

1983  Brunei gains complete independence from Britain on this day in history.  

1983  On December - 31 bill Hunt, cricketer (Test for Aust, out 0, took 0-25 & 0-14), dies  

1984  NYC subway gunman Bernhard Goetz surrenders to police in NH on December - 31.  

1984  On December - 31 rajiv Gandhi takes office as India's 6th PM succeeds his mom, Indira  

1985  On this day in history 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  On this day in history dupont Plaza Hotel fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 97  

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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 December - 31.  

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

1491  On this day in history birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)  

1514  Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica) was born on December - 31.  

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  On December - 31 birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist  

0192  On December - 31 death of lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31  

0335  Death of St. Silvester, Pope on this day in history.  

0406  Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle on this day in history.  

0439  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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.