Historical Events In December - 31

1688  Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham [OS=Dec 21] on December - 31.   

1695  A window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax on this day in history.   

1700  On December - 31 frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701   

1708  Great Alliance captures Bridge on this day in history.   

1711  Duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander on December - 31.   

1719  On this day in history john Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73   

1720  [Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne on this day in history.   

1724  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer on December - 31.   

1733  Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44 on December - 31.   

1738  On December - 31 charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"   

1744  On this day in history james Bradley announces discovery of Earth's motion of nutation   

1744  On this day in history james Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble)   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk on December - 31.   

1756  Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles on December - 31.   

1758  British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal on this day in history.   

1762  On December - 31 mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg   

1775  Battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold on this day in history.   

1775  On December - 31 richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British   

1776  On December - 31 rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation Limit is $0.70 a day for carpenters, $0.42 for tailors   

1776  On December - 31 rhode Island establishes wage & price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors   

1776  On this day in history rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is $0.70 a day for carpenters, $0.42 for tailors   

1779  English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels on December - 31.   

1781  On December - 31 bank of North America, first US bank opens   

1781  On December - 31 bank of North America, 1st US bank opens   

1783  Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states on December - 31.   

1799  Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer on December - 31.   

1802  On this day in history francis Lewis, Welsh/US merchant/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 89   

1805  On this day in history end of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism   

1805  On December - 31 marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], French author (Knife)   

1809  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history george Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872   

1818  On December - 31 maria J Small-Gartmann, actress   

1818  On this day in history jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77   

1825  On this day in history francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

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

1378  Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58) was born on December - 31.   

1378  On December - 31 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  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 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  Death of St. Silvester, Pope on December - 31.   

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

0439  On December - 31 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  Death of Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157) on December - 31.   

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

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