Page 6: Historical Events In December - 31

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

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

1940  37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton) on this day in history.   

1941  Admiral Chester W. Nimitz assumes command of U.S. Pacific Fleet on this day in history.   

1941  Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young on December - 31.   

1941  On this day in history sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85   

1942  On this day in history commissioning of USS Essex (CV-9), first of new class of aircraft carriers, at Norfolk, VA   

1942  60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton) on December - 31.   

1943  On this day in history nYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at the Paramount Theater   

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

1943  On this day in history nYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater   

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

1945  On this day in history ratification of UN Charter completed   

1945  Bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA v Aust Services on this day in history.   

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

1946  French troops leave Lebanon on this day in history.   

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  On December - 31 franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79   

1948  Dutch police actions up Java gone on strike on this day in history.   

1948  Malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63 on December - 31.   

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  Charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83 on December - 31.   

1951  First battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced on December - 31.   

1951  On this day in history maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75   

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

1953  On December - 31 albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64   

1954  On December - 31 peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75   

1958  On this day in history international Geophyscial Year ends   

1958  On December - 31 gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72   

1960  On December - 31 germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69   

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

1961  On December - 31 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  Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58) was born on December - 31.   

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  Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica) was born on this day in history.   

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

1572  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on December - 31.   

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

0192  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1194  On this day in history death of duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157)   

1297  On this day in history death of humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249)   

1302  On December - 31 death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)