Page 5: Historical Events In December - 31

1917  Dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members on December - 31.   

1918  Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager on December - 31.   

1919  On December - 31 tommy Byrne, American baseball player   

1920  Roy Park makes 1st-ball duck in only Test Cricket inn, v Eng at MCG on this day in history.   

1920  On December - 31 albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43   

1921  On this day in history last San Francisco firehorses retired   

1922  Joan McCracken, Phila Pa, actress (Claudie Story of a Marriage) on December - 31.   

1923  On December - 31 first transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester   

1923  The chimes of Big Ben are broadcast on radio for the first time by the BBC on this day in history.   

1923  1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester on December - 31.   

1924  On December - 31 hubble announces existence of distant galaxies.   

1924  On this day in history hubble announces existence of distant galaxies   

1924  Victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948) on December - 31.   

1925  On December - 31 14th congress of CPSU decides to accelerate industry   

1927  On this day in history ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month   

1927  On December - 31 dieter Noll, writer   

1928  Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit) on this day in history.   

1929  Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri on this day in history.   

1929  Mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess (Open the Village) on December - 31.   

1930  Pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages on this day in history.   

1930  Ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress on December - 31.   

1931  Bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo) on December - 31.   

1932  On this day in history john P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC   

1932  George Schlatter, TV producer (Laugh-in) on this day in history.   

1934  Helen Richey becomes first woman to pilot an airmail transport on this day in history.   

1934  On December - 31 helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport   

1934  Akram Awan, Islamic scholar on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history cPH becomes Dutch Communist Party   

1935  On December - 31 peter Allan, cricketer (1 Test Australia v England 1965, 2-58 & 0-25)   

1936  Miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72 on December - 31.   

1937  The birth of Anthony Hopkins, British actor on December - 31.   

1937  Anthony Hopkins, Wales, actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty) on December - 31.   

1938  Dr R N Harger's "drunkometer," 1st breath test, introduced in Indiana on December - 31.   

1938  On this day in history atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ)   

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

0335  Death of St. Silvester, Pope on December - 31.   

0406  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 December - 31.   

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