Page 2: Historical Events In December - 31

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

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  Great Alliance captures Bridge on December - 31.   

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

1719  On December - 31 john Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73   

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

1724  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer on December - 31.   

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

1738  On December - 31 charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"   

1744  On December - 31 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  On December - 31 russia joins the Alliance of Versailles   

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

1762  On this day in history mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg   

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

1775  Richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British on December - 31.   

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   

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  English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels on this day in history.   

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  On December - 31 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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0695  Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715) was born on December - 31.   

1378  On December - 31 birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)   

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

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on December - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31 on December - 31.   

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

0406  On December - 31 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  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  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.