Historical Events In December - 31
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1917 Dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members on December - 31.
1918 Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager on this day in history.
1919 On December - 31 tommy Byrne, American baseball player
1920 Roy Park makes 1st-ball duck in only Test Cricket inn, v Eng at MCG on December - 31.
1920 Albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43 on this day in history.
1921 On December - 31 last San Francisco firehorses retired
1922 On December - 31 joan McCracken, Phila Pa, actress (Claudie Story of a Marriage)
1923 First transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester on this day in history.
1923 The chimes of Big Ben are broadcast on radio for the first time by the BBC on this day in history.
1923 On this day in history 1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester
1924 Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies on this day in history.
1924 Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies on December - 31.
1924 Victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.
1925 On this day in history 14th congress of CPSU decides to accelerate industry
1927 Ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month on December - 31.
1927 Dieter Noll, writer on December - 31.
1928 On December - 31 hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit)
1929 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri on December - 31.
1929 On December - 31 mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess (Open the Village)
1930 Pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages on December - 31.
1930 Ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress on this day in history.
1931 Bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo) on this day in history.
1932 John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC on this day in history.
1932 George Schlatter, TV producer (Laugh-in) on December - 31.
1934 On December - 31 helen Richey becomes first woman to pilot an airmail transport
1934 Helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport on December - 31.
1934 Akram Awan, Islamic scholar on this day in history.
1935 On this day in history cPH becomes Dutch Communist Party
1935 On this day in history peter Allan, cricketer (1 Test Australia v England 1965, 2-58 & 0-25)
1936 Miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72 on December - 31.
1937 The birth of Anthony Hopkins, British actor on December - 31.
1937 On this day in history anthony Hopkins, Wales, actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty)
1938 Dr R N Harger's "drunkometer," 1st breath test, introduced in Indiana on this day in history.
1938 Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ) on this day in history.
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