Historical Events In December - 31
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1826 Henry Hiles, composer on December - 31.
1830 Ismail Pasha, kedive of Egypt (1863-79) on December - 31.
1831 On this day in history gramercy Park is deeded to New York City.
1838 On December - 31 emile Loubet, premier/president of France (1892, 1899-1906)
1841 Alabama becomes first state to license dental surgeons on December - 31.
1841 Alabama becomes 1st state to license dental surgeons on December - 31.
1846 On this day in history ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, vicar/Dutch anarchist (Right for all)
1848 On this day in history oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69
1852 Future president & Mrs Rutherford B Hayes marry on this day in history.
1855 Giovanni Pascoli, Italian classicist/poet on December - 31.
1857 Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capitol of Canada on December - 31.
1857 On this day in history queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada
1859 On this day in history dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves
1859 On December - 31 max Fiedler, composer
1859 Luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1861 22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record on this day in history.
1862 On December - 31 president Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia to the Union
1862 USS Monitor founders in a storm off Cape Hatteras, NC.1862 Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee on this day in history.
1862 On this day in history -Jan 20th) Battle of Stone's River, TN (Stone River, Monfreesboro)
1862 On this day in history james Edward Rains, lawyer/Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 29
1863 Alfredo Panzini, Italian author (Dizionario Moderno) on December - 31.
1864 Robert G Aitken, US astronomer (Binary Stars) on this day in history.
1869 On December - 31 henri Matisse, France, impressionist painter (Odalisque)
1870 J D Schneiter patents rocket mail in France, (not done) on this day in history.
1870 Thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years on this day in history.
1872 On December - 31 aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38
1874 On this day in history ernest Austin, composer
1877 Alberto Mazzucato, composer, dies at 64 on December - 31.
1878 On this day in history horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro)
1879 Cornerstone laid for Iolani Palace (only royal palace in US) on this day in history.
1879 On December - 31 edison gives first public demonstration of his incandescent lamp
1879 On this day in history the opera "The Pirates of Penzance" is produced (New York NY)
1880 On December - 31 george C Marshall, Uniontown Pa, authored Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953)
1881 On December - 31 colin G Fink, US chemist (electro chemistry)
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