Page 5: Historical Events In December - 31

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

1918  On this day in history kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager   

1919  Tommy Byrne, American baseball player on December - 31.   

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

1920  On this day in history albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43   

1921  On December - 31 last San Francisco firehorses retired   

1922  On December - 31 joan McCracken, Phila Pa, actress (Claudie Story of a Marriage)   

1923  First transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester on this day in history.   

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

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

1924  Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies on December - 31.   

1924  Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies on December - 31.   

1924  Victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history 14th congress of CPSU decides to accelerate industry   

1927  Ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month on December - 31.   

1927  Dieter Noll, writer on this day in history.   

1928  On December - 31 hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit)   

1929  On December - 31 pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri   

1929  On December - 31 mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess (Open the Village)   

1930  On December - 31 pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages   

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

1931  Bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo) on this day in history.   

1932  On December - 31 john P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC   

1932  On this day in history george Schlatter, TV producer (Laugh-in)   

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

1934  Helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport on this day in history.   

1934  Akram Awan, Islamic scholar on December - 31.   

1935  On December - 31 cPH becomes Dutch Communist Party   

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

1936  On December - 31 miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72   

1937  On December - 31 the birth of Anthony Hopkins, British actor   

1937  Anthony Hopkins, Wales, actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty) on this day in history.   

1938  On December - 31 dr R N Harger's "drunkometer," 1st breath test, introduced in Indiana   

1938  Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ) on December - 31.   

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0695  On this day in history 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  Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1514  On this day in history birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

1540  On December - 31 birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)   

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

1668  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on this day in history.   

0192  On December - 31 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  Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle on December - 31.   

0439  On December - 31 melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56   

1164  On December - 31 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 this day in history.   

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