Page 2: Historical Events In December - 31

1688  On December - 31 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 this day in history.   

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  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  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer on this day in history.   

1733  On this day in history hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44   

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

1744  On December - 31 james Bradley announces discovery of Earth's motion of nutation   

1744  On December - 31 james Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble)   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk on December - 31.   

1756  Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles on December - 31.   

1758  On this day in history 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 December - 31.   

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  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  English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels on December - 31.   

1781  On this day in history bank of North America, first US bank opens   

1781  On this day in history bank of North America, 1st US bank opens   

1783  On December - 31 import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states   

1799  On this day in history thomas Taglichsbeck, composer   

1802  On December - 31 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  On December - 31 franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75   

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

1818  Maria J Small-Gartmann, actress on December - 31.   

1818  On December - 31 jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77   

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

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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  Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1491  On this day in history 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 December - 31 birth of emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)   

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  On this day in history death of st. Silvester, Pope   

0406  On December - 31 godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle   

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

1164  On this day in history 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  On December - 31 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.