Historical Events In December - 31

1688  Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham [OS=Dec 21] on this day in history.   

1695  On this day in history a window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax.   

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

1708  On December - 31 great Alliance captures Bridge   

1711  Duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander on December - 31.   

1719  On this day in history john Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73   

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

1724  On December - 31 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 December - 31.   

1744  On this day in history james Bradley announces discovery of Earth's motion of nutation   

1744  On this day in history james Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble)   

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

1756  Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles on this day in history.   

1758  British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal on December - 31.   

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

1775  Battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold on December - 31.   

1775  On December - 31 richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British   

1776  On this day in history rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation Limit is $0.70 a day for carpenters, $0.42 for tailors   

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 this day in history rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is $0.70 a day for carpenters, $0.42 for tailors   

1779  English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels on December - 31.   

1781  Bank of North America, first US bank opens on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1799  Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history george Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872   

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

1818  Jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)   

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 this day in history birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

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  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on this day in history.   

0192  On this day in history 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  On December - 31 death of margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124)   

1194  On December - 31 death of duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157)   

1297  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249) on this day in history.   

1302  Death of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238) on December - 31.