Historical Events In December - 31

1938  Richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history 25 U boats sunk this month (81,000 ton)   

1940  On December - 31 37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton)   

1941  On December - 31 admiral Chester W. Nimitz assumes command of U.S. Pacific Fleet.   

1941  On this day in history young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young   

1941  Sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85 on December - 31.   

1942  Commissioning of USS Essex (CV-9), first of new class of aircraft carriers, at Norfolk, VA on December - 31.   

1942  On this day in history 60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton)   

1943  On December - 31 nYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at the Paramount Theater   

1943  The birth of Ben Kingsley, British actor on December - 31.   

1943  NYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater on this day in history.   

1944  On December - 31 48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah   

1945  On December - 31 ratification of UN Charter completed   

1945  Bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA v Aust Services on December - 31.   

1945  On this day in history donald Douglas II, dies at 40   

1946  On December - 31 french troops leave Lebanon   

1946  President Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II on December - 31.   

1946  On December - 31 frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89   

1947  Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 on December - 31.   

1948  On December - 31 dutch police actions up Java gone on strike   

1948  Malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1949  18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia on this day in history.   

1950  On December - 31 jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year   

1950  On December - 31 charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83   

1951  On this day in history first battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced   

1951  Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75 on December - 31.   

1953  Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president on December - 31.   

1953  On this day in history albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64   

1954  Peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1958  On December - 31 international Geophyscial Year ends   

1958  Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1960  Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history first performance of the Beach Boys   

1961  On this day in history marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion   

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0695  On December - 31 birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

1378  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)   

1572  On December - 31 birth of emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)   

1668  On this day in history birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist   

0192  Death of Lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31 on this day in history.   

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

0406  On this day in history godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle   

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

1164  Death of Margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124) on December - 31.   

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)