Historical Events In December - 31

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

1695  A window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax on this day in history.   

1700  Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701 on December - 31.   

1708  Great Alliance captures Bridge on this day in history.   

1711  Duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander on this day in history.   

1719  John Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73 on December - 31.   

1720  On December - 31 [Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne   

1724  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer on December - 31.   

1733  Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1738  On December - 31 charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"   

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 December - 31.   

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  Mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg on December - 31.   

1775  On this day in history battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold   

1775  On December - 31 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  Rhode Island establishes wage & price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors on this day in history.   

1776  Rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is $0.70 a day for carpenters, $0.42 for tailors on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history english fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels   

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

1781  Bank of North America, 1st US bank opens on this day in history.   

1783  Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states on December - 31.   

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  End of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism on this day in history.   

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

1809  On December - 31 franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75   

1815  George Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872 on this day in history.   

1818  Maria J Small-Gartmann, actress on this day in history.   

1818  Jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1825  Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905 on this day in history.   

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0695  Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715) was born on this day in history.   

1378  Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58) was born on December - 31.   

1378  On December - 31 birth of pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)   

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1514  On December - 31 birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

1540  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)   

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 December - 31.   

0335  Death of St. Silvester, Pope on December - 31.   

0406  Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle on December - 31.   

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 December - 31 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 this day in history.   

1302  Death of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238) on this day in history.