Page 2: 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 this day in history.   

1708  On December - 31 great Alliance captures Bridge   

1711  On this day in history duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander   

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

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

1724  On this day in history franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer   

1733  On December - 31 hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44   

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

1745  On December - 31 bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk   

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

1758  On December - 31 british expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal   

1762  Mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg on December - 31.   

1775  Battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history english fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels   

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

1781  Bank of North America, 1st US bank opens on December - 31.   

1783  Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history thomas Taglichsbeck, composer   

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

1805  On December - 31 end of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism   

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

1809  On this day in history franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75   

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 this day in history.   

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

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0695  On December - 31 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  Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica) was born on this day in history.   

1540  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on December - 31.   

1572  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)   

1668  On December - 31 birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist   

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

1164  On December - 31 death of margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124)   

1194  Death of Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157) on this day in history.   

1297  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249) on December - 31.   

1302  On this day in history death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)