Page 2: Historical Events In December - 31

1688  Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham [OS=Dec 21] on December - 31.   

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

1700  Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701 on this day in history.   

1708  Great Alliance captures Bridge on this day in history.   

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

1719  John Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73 on December - 31.   

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

1724  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer on this day in history.   

1733  Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1776  On December - 31 rhode Island establishes wage & price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors   

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.   

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

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  On December - 31 import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states   

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 this day in history.   

1805  On December - 31 marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], French author (Knife)   

1809  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1815  On December - 31 george Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872   

1818  On December - 31 maria J Small-Gartmann, actress   

1818  On this day in history jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77   

1825  Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905 on this day in history.   

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0695  Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1668  On this day in history birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist   

0192  Death of Lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31 on this day in history.   

0335  On December - 31 death of st. Silvester, Pope   

0406  Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle on December - 31.   

0439  Melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

1164  Death of Margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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