Page 5: Historical Events In December - 31

1917  Dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager   

1919  On this day in history tommy Byrne, American baseball player   

1920  On December - 31 roy Park makes 1st-ball duck in only Test Cricket inn, v Eng at MCG   

1920  On this day in history albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43   

1921  On December - 31 last San Francisco firehorses retired   

1922  Joan McCracken, Phila Pa, actress (Claudie Story of a Marriage) on this day in history.   

1923  First transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester on December - 31.   

1923  The chimes of Big Ben are broadcast on radio for the first time by the BBC on December - 31.   

1923  On this day in history 1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester   

1924  Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies on December - 31.   

1924  On December - 31 hubble announces existence of distant galaxies   

1924  On this day in history victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1925  On December - 31 14th congress of CPSU decides to accelerate industry   

1927  Ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month on December - 31.   

1927  On December - 31 dieter Noll, writer   

1928  Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit) on December - 31.   

1929  On this day in history pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri   

1929  Mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess (Open the Village) on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages   

1930  On December - 31 ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress   

1931  Bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo) on December - 31.   

1932  On this day in history john P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC   

1932  George Schlatter, TV producer (Laugh-in) on December - 31.   

1934  Helen Richey becomes first woman to pilot an airmail transport on this day in history.   

1934  Helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport on December - 31.   

1934  On December - 31 akram Awan, Islamic scholar   

1935  CPH becomes Dutch Communist Party on December - 31.   

1935  On this day in history peter Allan, cricketer (1 Test Australia v England 1965, 2-58 & 0-25)   

1936  On this day in history miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72   

1937  On this day in history the birth of Anthony Hopkins, British actor   

1937  Anthony Hopkins, Wales, actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty) on this day in history.   

1938  On December - 31 dr R N Harger's "drunkometer," 1st breath test, introduced in Indiana   

1938  Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ) on this day in history.   

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0695  On December - 31 birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

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

1378  Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1668  On December - 31 birth of hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist   

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 this day in history.   

1194  Death of Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157) on December - 31.   

1297  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249) on this day in history.   

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