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 this day in history.   

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  Last San Francisco firehorses retired on December - 31.   

1922  On this day in history joan McCracken, Phila Pa, actress (Claudie Story of a Marriage)   

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

1923  On December - 31 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  On this day in history hubble announces existence of distant galaxies   

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 this day in history.   

1927  Dieter Noll, writer on this day in history.   

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

1929  On this day in history pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri   

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

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

1930  Ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress on this day in history.   

1931  On December - 31 bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo)   

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

1932  On December - 31 george Schlatter, TV producer (Laugh-in)   

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

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

1934  On December - 31 akram Awan, Islamic scholar   

1935  On this day in history cPH becomes Dutch Communist Party   

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

1936  On this day in history miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72   

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

1937  On this day in history anthony Hopkins, Wales, actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty)   

1938  On this day in history dr R N Harger's "drunkometer," 1st breath test, introduced in Indiana   

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

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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 December - 31.   

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  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 December - 31.   

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

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

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

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

1164  On December - 31 death of margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124)   

1194  Death of Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157) on this day in history.   

1297  On December - 31 death of humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249)   

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