Historical Events In December - 31

1826  On December - 31 henry Hiles, composer   

1830  Ismail Pasha, kedive of Egypt (1863-79) on this day in history.   

1831  Gramercy Park is deeded to New York City on December - 31.   

1838  Emile Loubet, premier/president of France (1892, 1899-1906) on December - 31.   

1841  On December - 31 alabama becomes first state to license dental surgeons   

1841  On December - 31 alabama becomes 1st state to license dental surgeons   

1846  On this day in history ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, vicar/Dutch anarchist (Right for all)   

1848  Oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69 on December - 31.   

1852  On this day in history future president & Mrs Rutherford B Hayes marry   

1855  Giovanni Pascoli, Italian classicist/poet on this day in history.   

1857  Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capitol of Canada on December - 31.   

1857  Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada on December - 31.   

1859  On December - 31 dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves   

1859  On this day in history max Fiedler, composer   

1859  On December - 31 luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54   

1861  22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record on December - 31.   

1862  On this day in history president Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia to the Union   

1862  USS Monitor founders in a storm off Cape Hatteras, NC.1862 Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee on December - 31.   

1862  On December - 31 -Jan 20th) Battle of Stone's River, TN (Stone River, Monfreesboro)   

1862  James Edward Rains, lawyer/Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

1863  On December - 31 alfredo Panzini, Italian author (Dizionario Moderno)   

1864  Robert G Aitken, US astronomer (Binary Stars) on this day in history.   

1869  Henri Matisse, France, impressionist painter (Odalisque) on this day in history.   

1870  J D Schneiter patents rocket mail in France, (not done) on this day in history.   

1870  Thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years on December - 31.   

1872  Aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38 on December - 31.   

1874  Ernest Austin, composer on December - 31.   

1877  On this day in history alberto Mazzucato, composer, dies at 64   

1878  On this day in history horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro)   

1879  Cornerstone laid for Iolani Palace (only royal palace in US) on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history edison gives first public demonstration of his incandescent lamp   

1879  On December - 31 the opera "The Pirates of Penzance" is produced (New York NY)   

1880  George C Marshall, Uniontown Pa, authored Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953) on December - 31.   

1881  Colin G Fink, US chemist (electro chemistry) on December - 31.   

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0695  On this day in history birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

1378  Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58) was born on this day in history.   

1378  Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458) was born on December - 31.   

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on December - 31.   

1514  Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica) was born on December - 31.   

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

1572  On December - 31 birth of emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)   

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

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

0335  On December - 31 death of st. Silvester, Pope   

0406  On this day in history godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle   

0439  Melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

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

1194  Death of Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157) on this day in history.   

1297  On December - 31 death of humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249)   

1302  Death of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238) on December - 31.