Page 2: Historical Events In December - 31

1688  On this day in history pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham [OS=Dec 21]   

1695  A window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax on December - 31.   

1700  Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701 on December - 31.   

1708  On this day in history great Alliance captures Bridge   

1711  On December - 31 duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander   

1719  John Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1720  [Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne on this day in history.   

1724  On this day in history franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer   

1733  Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44 on December - 31.   

1738  Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley" on this day in history.   

1744  James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's motion of nutation on December - 31.   

1744  James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) on December - 31.   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk on this day in history.   

1756  On this day in history russia joins the Alliance of Versailles   

1758  British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal on this day in history.   

1762  On December - 31 mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg   

1775  On December - 31 battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold   

1775  Richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British on this day in history.   

1776  Rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation Limit is $0.70 a day for carpenters, $0.42 for tailors on December - 31.   

1776  Rhode Island establishes wage & price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors on this day in history.   

1776  On December - 31 rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is $0.70 a day for carpenters, $0.42 for tailors   

1779  On this day in history english fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels   

1781  Bank of North America, first US bank opens on December - 31.   

1781  On December - 31 bank of North America, 1st US bank opens   

1783  Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states on December - 31.   

1799  Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer on December - 31.   

1802  On this day in history francis Lewis, Welsh/US merchant/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 89   

1805  End of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism on December - 31.   

1805  Marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], French author (Knife) on December - 31.   

1809  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75 on December - 31.   

1815  George Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872 on December - 31.   

1818  On this day in history maria J Small-Gartmann, actress   

1818  Jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77 on December - 31.   

1825  Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905 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 December - 31.   

1378  On this day in history birth of pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)   

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  On December - 31 birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)   

1572  On December - 31 birth of emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)   

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  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  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 this day in history.   

1194  On this day in history 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.