Historical Events In December - 31

1882  On December - 31 ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway)   

1882  On this day in history leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82), dies at 44   

1889  Ion Creanga, Romanian (fairy tales) author, dies at 52 on December - 31.   

1890  On December - 31 ellis Island (New York NY) opens as a US immigration depot   

1890  On this day in history ellis Island (NYC) opens as a US immigration depot   

1891  On December - 31 a new immigration depot is opens on Ellis Island, New York   

1892  On this day in history jason Robards Sr, Hillsdale Mich, actor (Acapulco)   

1893  On December - 31 j M Blankenberg, cricketer (60 wkts in 18 Tests for South Africa)   

1893  On this day in history jacob G de Scheffer, Dutch vicar/theologist, dies at 74   

1894  On December - 31 ernest John Moeran, British composer   

1894  On this day in history thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician (Stieltjes-integral), dies at 38   

1896  On this day in history 25th auto built in US   

1896  On December - 31 ronald Adam, Herefordshire England, actor (Phantom Shot)   

1896  Leland Hone, cricketer (scored 7 & 6 in only England Test 1879), dies on December - 31.   

1897  Brooklyn's last day as a city, it incorporates into NYC (1/1/1898) on December - 31.   

1897  On December - 31 rhys Williams, Wales, actor (Nightmare, Okinawa, Cross My Heart)   

1899  Gaston Glass, Paris France, film executive on December - 31.   

1902  On this day in history boers & British army sign peace treaty   

1904  The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square, then known as Longacre Square, in New York, New York on this day in history.   

1904  Chuck Gardiner, UK, NHL goalie (Vezina winner) on this day in history.   

1905  On December - 31 guy Mollet, French socialist premier (1956-57)   

1906  French/British/Italian treaty concerning rights on Abyssinia on this day in history.   

1906  Erna Bogen, Hungary, foils (Olympic-bronze-1932) on December - 31.   

1907  On this day in history for the first time a ball drops at Times Square to signal the new year   

1907  On this day in history for 1st time a ball drops at Times Square to signal new year   

1907  Jules de Trooz, Belgium PM, dies at 63 on December - 31.   

1908  Marko Rothmuller, composer on December - 31.   

1910  On this day in history uS tobacco industry produced 9 billion cigarettes in 1910   

1910  On this day in history dick Kollmar, Rigewood NJ, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What)   

1911  On December - 31 marie Curie receives her 2nd Nobel Prize   

1914  On December - 31 colonel Jacob Ruppert & Cap Huston purchase NY Yankees for $460,000   

1914  On December - 31 pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show)   

1916  Suzy Delair, Paris France, actress (Utopia, White Paws) on this day in history.   

1916  Ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76 on December - 31.   

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0695  On this day in history birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

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

1378  On December - 31 birth of pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)   

1491  On December - 31 birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)   

1514  On December - 31 birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

1540  On this day in history birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)   

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 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  On this day in history godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle   

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

1164  Death of Margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124) on December - 31.   

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  Death of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238) on December - 31.