Page 2: Historical Events In December - 31

1688  On December - 31 pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham [OS=Dec 21]   

1695  On December - 31 a window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax.   

1700  On this day in history frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701   

1708  Great Alliance captures Bridge on December - 31.   

1711  On December - 31 duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander   

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

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

1724  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer on this day in history.   

1733  On December - 31 hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44   

1738  Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley" on December - 31.   

1744  James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's motion of nutation on this day in history.   

1744  James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) on this day in history.   

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

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

1758  On this day in history british expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal   

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

1775  On December - 31 battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold   

1775  On this day in history richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British   

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   

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

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   

1779  On December - 31 english fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels   

1781  Bank of North America, first US bank opens on December - 31.   

1781  On this day in history bank of North America, 1st US bank opens   

1783  Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history thomas Taglichsbeck, composer   

1802  Francis Lewis, Welsh/US merchant/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 89 on December - 31.   

1805  On December - 31 end of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism   

1805  Marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], French author (Knife) on December - 31.   

1809  On this day in history franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75   

1815  On December - 31 george Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872   

1818  On this day in history maria J Small-Gartmann, actress   

1818  On December - 31 jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77   

1825  Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905 on December - 31.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

1540  On December - 31 birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)   

1572  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1668  On this day in history birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist   

0192  On December - 31 death of lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31   

0335  Death of St. Silvester, Pope on this day in history.   

0406  Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0439  On this day in history melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56   

1164  Death of Margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124) on December - 31.   

1194  On this day in history death of duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157)   

1297  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249) on December - 31.   

1302  On this day in history death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)