Historical Events In December - 31

1938  Richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70 on December - 31.   

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

1940  On December - 31 37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton)   

1941  Admiral Chester W. Nimitz assumes command of U.S. Pacific Fleet on December - 31.   

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

1941  Sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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  NYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at the Paramount Theater on December - 31.   

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

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

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

1945  On December - 31 ratification of UN Charter completed   

1945  Bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA v Aust Services on December - 31.   

1945  On December - 31 donald Douglas II, dies at 40   

1946  On December - 31 french troops leave Lebanon   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63   

1949  On this day in history 18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia   

1950  Jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1958  On December - 31 international Geophyscial Year ends   

1958  Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1961  First performance of the Beach Boys on December - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1378  On this day in history birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)   

1378  On this day in history birth of pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)   

1491  On this day in history birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)   

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

1540  On this day in history birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)   

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

1668  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on December - 31.   

0192  Death of Lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31 on this day in history.   

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  On December - 31 death of margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124)   

1194  On December - 31 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  Death of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238) on this day in history.