Historical Events In December - 31
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
1826 Henry Hiles, composer on this day in history.
1830 On December - 31 ismail Pasha, kedive of Egypt (1863-79)
1831 Gramercy Park is deeded to New York City on December - 31.
1838 Emile Loubet, premier/president of France (1892, 1899-1906) on this day in history.
1841 Alabama becomes first state to license dental surgeons on this day in history.
1841 Alabama becomes 1st state to license dental surgeons on this day in history.
1846 On this day in history ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, vicar/Dutch anarchist (Right for all)
1848 On December - 31 oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69
1852 Future president & Mrs Rutherford B Hayes marry on this day in history.
1855 Giovanni Pascoli, Italian classicist/poet on this day in history.
1857 On December - 31 queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capitol of Canada
1857 On this day in history queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada
1859 Dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves on December - 31.
1859 On this day in history max Fiedler, composer
1859 On December - 31 luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54
1861 22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record on December - 31.
1862 President Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia to the Union on this day in history.
1862 On this day in history uSS Monitor founders in a storm off Cape Hatteras, NC.1862 Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1862 On December - 31 -Jan 20th) Battle of Stone's River, TN (Stone River, Monfreesboro)
1862 On December - 31 james Edward Rains, lawyer/Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 29
1863 Alfredo Panzini, Italian author (Dizionario Moderno) on December - 31.
1864 On this day in history robert G Aitken, US astronomer (Binary Stars)
1869 Henri Matisse, France, impressionist painter (Odalisque) on this day in history.
1870 On this day in history j D Schneiter patents rocket mail in France, (not done)
1870 On this day in history thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years
1872 On this day in history aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38
1874 On this day in history ernest Austin, composer
1877 Alberto Mazzucato, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1878 On December - 31 horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro)
1879 On December - 31 cornerstone laid for Iolani Palace (only royal palace in US)
1879 On this day in history edison gives first public demonstration of his incandescent lamp
1879 The opera "The Pirates of Penzance" is produced (New York NY) on December - 31.
1880 George C Marshall, Uniontown Pa, authored Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953) on this day in history.
1881 Colin G Fink, US chemist (electro chemistry) on December - 31.
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