Page 6: Historical Events In December - 31

1938  On this day in history richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70   

1939  On December - 31 25 U boats sunk this month (81,000 ton)   

1940  37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton) on December - 31.   

1941  On December - 31 admiral Chester W. Nimitz assumes command of U.S. Pacific Fleet.   

1941  On December - 31 young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young   

1941  Sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85 on December - 31.   

1942  Commissioning of USS Essex (CV-9), first of new class of aircraft carriers, at Norfolk, VA on this day in history.   

1942  60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton) on this day in history.   

1943  On December - 31 nYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at the Paramount Theater   

1943  The birth of Ben Kingsley, British actor on this day in history.   

1943  On December - 31 nYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater   

1944  48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah on this day in history.   

1945  On December - 31 ratification of UN Charter completed   

1945  On this day in history bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA v Aust Services   

1945  Donald Douglas II, dies at 40 on December - 31.   

1946  French troops leave Lebanon on December - 31.   

1946  President Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II on this day in history.   

1946  On December - 31 frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89   

1947  On December - 31 franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79   

1948  On this day in history dutch police actions up Java gone on strike   

1948  On this day in history malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63   

1949  18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia on December - 31.   

1950  Jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year on December - 31.   

1950  Charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83 on December - 31.   

1951  First battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced on this day in history.   

1951  Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75 on December - 31.   

1953  On this day in history hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president   

1953  On December - 31 albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64   

1954  On December - 31 peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75   

1958  International Geophyscial Year ends on December - 31.   

1958  Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69   

1961  On this day in history first performance of the Beach Boys   

1961  Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1491  On December - 31 birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)   

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

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.