Historical Events In December - 31
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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