Page 2: Historical Events In December - 31

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

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

1700  On December - 31 frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701   

1708  Great Alliance captures Bridge on December - 31.   

1711  On this day in history duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander   

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  On this day in history franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer   

1733  Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44 on December - 31.   

1738  On this day in history charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"   

1744  On December - 31 james Bradley announces discovery of Earth's motion of nutation   

1744  James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) on December - 31.   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk on this day in history.   

1756  Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles on this day in history.   

1758  On December - 31 british expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal   

1762  Mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg on December - 31.   

1775  Battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold on this day in history.   

1775  Richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British 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 December - 31.   

1776  Rhode Island establishes wage & price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors on December - 31.   

1776  Rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is $0.70 a day for carpenters, $0.42 for tailors on December - 31.   

1779  English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels on this day in history.   

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

1781  Bank of North America, 1st US bank opens on December - 31.   

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

1799  On December - 31 thomas Taglichsbeck, composer   

1802  On this day in history francis Lewis, Welsh/US merchant/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 89   

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

1805  On this day in history marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], French author (Knife)   

1809  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75 on December - 31.   

1815  On this day in history george Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872   

1818  On December - 31 maria J Small-Gartmann, actress   

1818  On this day in history jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77   

1825  On this day in history francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

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

1378  On December - 31 birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)   

1378  On December - 31 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  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on December - 31.   

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

1668  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on this day in history.   

0192  On this day in history death of lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31   

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

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 December - 31.   

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

1302  On December - 31 death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)