Page 6: Historical Events In December - 31

1938  Richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  NYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater on December - 31.   

1944  48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah on December - 31.   

1945  On December - 31 ratification of UN Charter completed   

1945  Bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA v Aust Services on this day in history.   

1945  On December - 31 donald Douglas II, dies at 40   

1946  On December - 31 french troops leave Lebanon   

1946  President Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II on December - 31.   

1946  Frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1947  Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1948  Dutch police actions up Java gone on strike on this day in history.   

1948  Malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63 on December - 31.   

1949  18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia on December - 31.   

1950  On this day in history jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year   

1950  On this day in history charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83   

1951  First battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced on December - 31.   

1951  Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1953  Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64 on December - 31.   

1954  On this day in history peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75   

1958  On this day in history international Geophyscial Year ends   

1958  Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72 on December - 31.   

1960  Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1961  First performance of the Beach Boys on December - 31.   

1961  Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion on December - 31.   

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

1378  On this day in history birth of callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)   

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

1491  On this day in history birth of jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)   

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  Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 31 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  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  On this day in history death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)