Page 6: Historical Events In December - 31

1938  On this day in history richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70   

1939  25 U boats sunk this month (81,000 ton) on December - 31.   

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 December - 31 young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young   

1941  On December - 31 sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85   

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

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

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

1943  On December - 31 the birth of Ben Kingsley, British actor   

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

1944  On this day in history 48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah   

1945  On this day in history ratification of UN Charter completed   

1945  On December - 31 bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA v Aust Services   

1945  Donald Douglas II, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history french troops leave Lebanon   

1946  On December - 31 president Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II   

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  On this day in history dutch police actions up Java gone on strike   

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

1949  18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia on December - 31.   

1950  Jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year on December - 31.   

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

1951  First battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced on this day in history.   

1951  On December - 31 maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75   

1953  Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president on this day in history.   

1953  Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75   

1958  On this day in history international Geophyscial Year ends   

1958  Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72 on December - 31.   

1960  On this day in history germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69   

1961  On December - 31 first performance of the Beach Boys   

1961  Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion on December - 31.   

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0695  Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715) was born on December - 31.   

1378  On December - 31 birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)   

1378  On December - 31 birth of pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)   

1491  On December - 31 birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)   

1514  Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On December - 31 godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle   

0439  On this day in history melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56   

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  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249) on December - 31.   

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