Historical Events In December - 31

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

1918  On December - 31 kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager   

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 December - 31.   

1920  Albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1921  Last San Francisco firehorses retired on December - 31.   

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

1923  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1924  Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies on this day in history.   

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

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

1927  On December - 31 ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month   

1927  Dieter Noll, writer on this day in history.   

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

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

1929  Mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess (Open the Village) on this day in history.   

1930  Pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages on December - 31.   

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  John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC on this day in history.   

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  CPH becomes Dutch Communist Party on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1514  On December - 31 birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

1540  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on this day in history.   

1572  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1668  On December - 31 birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist   

0192  On December - 31 death of lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31   

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

0406  Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0439  On this day in history 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 December - 31.   

1302  Death of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238) on this day in history.