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December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September December 31, 2003 December 2003 - please do not remove the date header or category December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 0 days remaining until the end of the year.

It is the final day of the Gregorian year. The day following is January 1 of the next year. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC A year (from Old English gēr) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the Orbit of the Earth around the Sun

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Events By Place Western Roman Empire Roman legions in Britain mutiny against Honorius and select The Alans or Alani (occasionally but more rarely termed Alauni or Halani) were an Iranian nomadic group among the Sarmatian people The Suebi or Suevi (from Proto-Germanic * swēbaz based on the Proto-Germanic root * swē- meaning "one's own" The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge Gaul (Gallia was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western
535 – Byzantine General Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Ostrogothic garrison of Syracuse, and ending his consulship for the year. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Justinian I orders Belisarius to start the reconquest of Italy; Mundus Flavius Belisarius (Βελισάριος (505(? – 565 was one of the greatest Generals of the Byzantine Empire and one of the most acclaimed generals in history Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. The Ostrogoths (Ostrogothi or Austrogothi were a branch of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe that played a major role in the political events of the late Syracuse (Siracusa Sicilian: Sarausa, Classical Greek: / transliterated Syrakousai) is a historic City in Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire
1229 – James I of Aragon the Conqueror enters Medina Mayurqa (now known as Palma de Mallorca, Spain) thus consummating the Christian conquest of the island of Mallorca. James I the Conqueror ( Catalan: Jaume el Conqueridor, Aragonese: Chaime lo Conqueridor, Spanish: Jaime el Conquistador Palma is the major City and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Majorca ( Spanish and Mallorca is the largest island of Spain.
1599 – British East India Company is chartered. The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or
1660 – James II of England is named Duke of Normandy by Louis XIV of France. James II of England and Ireland James VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 &ndash 16 September 1701 was King of England, King of Scots, Later that same year James Duke of Normandy is a Title held or claimed by various Norman, French, English and British rulers from the 10th century until the Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent
1687 – The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope. The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک
1695 – A window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax. The window tax was a Glass tax which was a significant social cultural and architectural force in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and then Great England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
1775 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Quebec British forces repulse an attack by Continental Army generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Battle of Quebec was an attempt on December 31, 1775, by American colonial rebels to capture the Canadian city of Quebec and enlist French Canadian The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America Richard Montgomery ( December 2, 1738 – December 31, 1775) was an Irish -born Soldier who first served in the Benedict Arnold V ( – June 14, 1801) was a General during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental
1831 – Gramercy Park is deeded to New York City. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Gramercy Park (sometimes misspelled as Grammercy) is a small fenced-in private park in the Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City The City of New York
1857 – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom chooses Ottawa, Ontario, as the capital of Canada. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
1862 – American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an act that admits West Virginia to the Union, thus dividing Virginia in two. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Stones River is fought near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Battle of Stones River or Second Battle of Murfreesboro (in the South, simply the Battle of Murfreesboro) was fought from December Murfreesboro is a city in and the County seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States.
1879 – Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric Light that works by Incandescence, (a general
1891 – A new immigration depot was opened on Ellis Island, New York. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ellis Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
1904 – The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square, then known as Longacre Square, in New York, New York. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West
1909 – Manhattan Bridge opens. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Manhattan Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street with
1923 – The chimes of Big Ben are broadcast on radio for the first time by the BBC. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Clock Tower is the world's largest four-faced chiming Clock. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light.
1944 – World War II: Hungary declares war on Germany. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
1946 – President Harry Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
1955 – The General Motors Corporation becomes the first U. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. S. corporation to make over $1 billion USD in a year. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been
1960 – The farthing coin ceases to be legal tender in the United Kingdom. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A farthing (meaning fourth part) was a British coin worth one quarter of a penny and 1/960 of a Pound sterling, slightly over a "mill" Legal tender or forced tender is Payment that by Law, cannot be refused in settlement of a Debt ( Debtor cannot successfully be sued The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
1961 – The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion USD in foreign aid to rebuild Europe. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Marshall Plan (from its enactment officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger Aid (from the french word aide, also known as international aid, overseas aid, or foreign aid, especially in the United States) is
1963 – The Central African Federation officially collapses and splits into Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Constitutional origins It was commonly understood that Southern Rhodesia would be the dominant territory in the federation — economically electorally and militarily The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence
1981 – Coup d'état in Ghana removes President Hilla Limann's PNP government and replaces it with the Provisional National Defence Council led by Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the Prior to independence Ghana was known as the British colony of Gold Coast. Hilla Limann ( December 12, 1934 &ndash January 23, 1998) was the President of Ghana from September 24, The People's National Party (PNP was the ruling party in Ghana during the Third Republic ( 1979 - 1981) This is a listing of the ministers who served in Limann 's People's National Party government during the Third Republic of Ghana. The Provincial National Defence Council (PNDC was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party 's elected government was overthrown by Flight Lieutenant ( Flt Lt in the RAF; FLTLT in the RAAF and RNZAF, F/L in the former RCAF) is a junior Jerry John Rawlings (born Jeremiah Rawlings John June 22, 1947 in Accra) was twice the Head of state of Ghana and was the 1st
1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Before proposing a merge request please see Talk and see if the merger you propose has recently been made and The Bell System which was named for Alexander Graham Bell, the technologist popularly credited with the invention of the Telephone, was a Trademark and
1987 – Robert Mugabe assumes office as President of Zimbabwe. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election
1986 – A fire at the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, kills 97 and injures 140. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Dupont Plaza Hotel fire was a fire that occurred on the Hotel Dupont Plaza (now San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino) on New Year's Eve, San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in
1991 – The Soviet Union is officially dissolved. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
1994 – This date is skipped altogether in Kiribati as the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands change time zones from UTC-11 to UTC+13 and UTC-10 to UTC+14, respectively. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in The Phoenix Islands are a group of eight Atolls and two submerged Coral Reefs, lying in the central Pacific Ocean east of the Gilbert Islands The Line Islands, or Equatorial Islands, are a group of eleven Atolls and low coral islands in the central Pacific Ocean south of the Hawaiian The UTC−11 timezone is used in Samoa Time Zone American Samoa Midway Atoll Niue UTC+13 is a Time zone for the following locations Enderbury Kiribati (Phoenix Islands Time New Zealand Daylight Time The UTC−10 Time offset is used in Cook Islands French Polynesia Society Archipelago including UTC+14 is the Time zone immediately west of the International Date Line (although as far as 30° east of the 180° longitude line and thus the first part of the
1998 – Exchange rates between the euro and legacy currencies in the Eurozone become fixed. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e Euro Enlargement of the
1999 – Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 The President of Russia (Президент России or the President of the Russian Federation, Президент Российской The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, (Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации unofficially called the Prime-Minister Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia
1999 – Five hijackers, who had been holding 155 hostages on an Indian Airlines plane, leave the plane with two Islamic clerics that they had demanded be freed. Hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take over of an Aircraft, by a person or group usually armed Indian Airlines or Indian ( Hindi: इंडियन एयरलाइंस or इंडियन was an airline based in Delhi India and focused primarily
1999 – The United States Government hands Panama Canal control over to Panama as well all the adjacent land to the canal known as the Panama Canal Zone. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. The Panama Canal Zone (Zona del Canal de Panamá was a 553 square mile (1432 km² territory inside of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally This act complied with the signing of the 1977 Torrijos-Carter Treaties. The Torrijos-Carter Treaties (sometimes referred to in the singular as the Torrijos-Carter Treaty) are two treaties signed by the United States
2004 – The official opening of Taipei 101, the current tallest skyscraper in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670 feet). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Taipei 101 ( POJ: Tai-pak yat-leng-yat is a 101-floor Landmark Skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan While determining the world's tallest structure has generally been straightforward the definition of the world's tallest building or the A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit
2007 – December 2007 Bocaue Fire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. On the morning of December 31 2007 ten Fireworks stores burned in Barangay Turo Bocaue, Bulacan, causing a series explosions within the area Seven people injured when a fire razed several fireworks stores in the Municipality of Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines. Bocaue is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
2007 – The Massive Big Dig construction project in Boston, Massachusetts ends. The Big Dig is the unofficial name of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project ( CA/T) a Megaproject that rerouted the

Births

1378 – Pope Callixtus III (d. Pope Calixtus III ( December 31, 1378 &ndash August 6, 1458) né Alfonso de Borja, was Pope from April 1458)
1491 – Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. Jacques Cartier (December 31 1491&ndashSeptember 1 1557 was a French explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France 1557)
1514 – Andreas Vesalius, Flemish anatomist (d. Andreas Vesalius ( Brussels, December 31, 1514 - Zakynthos, October 15, 1564) was an anatomist, Physician 1564)
1572 – Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. Emperor Go-Yōzei (後陽成天皇 Go-Yōzei-tennō) ( December 31, 1572 - September 25, 1617) was the 107th emperor 1617)
1668 – Herman Boerhaave, Dutch humanist and physician (d. Herman Boerhaave ( Voorhout, December 31, 1668 - Leiden, September 23, 1738) was a Dutch botanist humanist 1738)
1720 – Charles Edward Stuart, pretender to the British throne (d. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting For the US politician see Charles E Stuart For "Betty Burke" see The 'Forty-Five' below 1788)
1738 – Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British general (d. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis ( 31 December 1738 &ndash 5 October 1805) was a British military commander and colonial 1805)
1741 – Isabella Maria of Parma, empress of Germany (d. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Isabella Maria of Parma, (Maria Elisabetta Luisa Antonietta Ferdinanda Giuseppina Saveria Dominica Giovanna Borbone principessa di Parma ( December 31, 1741 1763)
1763 – Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (d. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve ( 31 December 1763 &ndash 22 April 1806) was a French naval officer during the 1806)
1815 – George G. Meade, American Civil War general (d. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George Gordon Meade ( December 31, 1815 &ndash November 6, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved 1872)
1830 – Isma'il Pasha, Governor of Egypt (d. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Isma'il Pasha, known as Ismail the Magnificent (إسماعيل باشا ( December 31, 1830 &ndash March 2, 1895) was Wāli 1895)
1857 – King Kelly, American baseball player (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the For the unrelated fictitious baseball character King Kelly see It Happens Every Spring. 1894)
1860 – Joseph S. Cullinan, American oil industrialist (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Joseph Stephen Cullinan ( December 31, 1860 - March 11, 1937) was a U 1937)
1869 – Henri Matisse, French painter (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Henri Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954 was a French Artist, known for his use of Colour and his fluid brilliant and original draughtsmanship 1954)
1877 – Lawrence Beesley, English journalist and author (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lawrence Beesley (born December 31, 1877 &mdash died February 14, 1967) was an English Teacher, Journalist 1967)
1878 – Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elizabeth Arden ( December 31, 1878 - October 19, 1966) was a Canadian businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United 1966)
1878 – Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan-Argentinian writer (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Horacio Silvestre Quiroga Forteza (b Salto - Uruguay, December 31, 1878 – Buenos Aires - Argentina, February 19 1937)
1880 – George C. Marshall, United States Secretary of State, Nobel Laureate (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year George Catlett Marshall Jr (December 31 1880 &ndash October 16 1959 was an American military leader Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1959)
1880 – Fred Beebe, American baseball player (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Leonard Beebe ( December 31, 1879 - October 30, 1957) was a professional Baseball player 1957)
1881 – Max Pechstein, German painter (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Max Hermann Pechstein ( December 31, 1881 &ndash June 29, 1955) was a German Expressionist painter and 1955)
1882 – Martin O'Meara, Australian soldier (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Martin O'Meara VC ( 31 December 1882 &ndash 20 December 1935) was both an Irish recipient by birth and by naturalisation 1935)
1884 – Bobby Byrne, American baseball player (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1964)
1885 – Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein ( Christened as Princess Viktoria Adelheid Helene Luise Marie Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1970)
1894 – Pola Negri, Polish actress (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pola Negri ( Barbara Apolonia Chałupiec) ( 3 January, 1897 - August 1, 1987) was a Polish film actress who achieved 1987)
1899 – Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican composer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Silvestre Revueltas ( December 31, 1899 - October 5, 1940) was a Mexican Composer of classical music, Violinist 1940)
1902 – Lionel Daunais, Quebec singer and composer (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Lionel Daunais ( 31 December 1901 &ndash 18 July 1982) was a French Canadian Baritone singer and composer 1982)
1903 – Nathan Milstein, Ukrainian violinist (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Nathan Mironovich Milstein ( December 31, 1903 - December 21, 1992) was a Russian -born American virtuoso Violinist 1992)
1904 - Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer and actress (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Umm Kulthum ( Arabic: أم كلثوم, born أم كلثوم إبراهيم البلتاجي; see Kunya; Egyptian Arabic: Om Kalsoum 1975)
1905 – Jule Styne, English-born composer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially 1994)
1908 – Simon Wiesenthal, Austrian Holocaust survivor (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Simon Wiesenthal ( Buczacz, December 31, 1908 &ndash Vienna, September 20, 2005) was an Austrian Jewish 2005)
1909 – Jonah Jones, American jazz trumpeter (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jonah Jones (born Robert Elliott Jones on December 31, 1909 in Louisville Kentucky; died April 29, 2000 in New York City 2000)
1910 – Carl Dudley, American film director (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Carl Ward Dudley ( December 31, 1910 in Little Rock Arkansas – September 2, 1973 in Hong Kong) was an American 1973)
1912 – Maj-Gen John Frost, British para commander (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Major General John Dutton (Johnny Frost CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DL (31 December 1912 - 21 May 1993 was a British Paratroopers are Soldiers trained in Parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. 1993)
1919 – Tommy Byrne, American baseball player
1920 – Rex Allen, American actor, singer, and songwriter (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For other people named Thomas Byrne see Thomas Byrne (disambiguation Thomas Joseph Byrne ( December 31 1919 &ndash Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Rex Allen ( December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999) was an American Actor, Singer, and Songwriter 1999)
1924 – Taylor Mead, American actor
1928 – Siné, French cartoonist
1930 – Odetta, American singer
1931 – Bob Shaw, Irish writer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Taylor Mead (born December 31 1924 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan) is a writer and performer who starred as Tarzan in Andy Warhol 's Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Sinet, known as Siné (born December 31, 1928 in Paris) is a French Cartoonist. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Odetta (born December 31, 1930) is an African-American singer actress guitarist songwriter and a human rights activist often referred to as "The Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Shaw, born Robert Shaw ( December 31, 1931 - February 12, 1996) was a Science fiction author and fan from Northern 1996)
1933 – Edward Bunker, American author and actor (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the founder of Bunkerville Nevada see Edward Bunker (Mormon. 2005)
1934 – Akram Awan, Islamic scholar
1937 – Avram Hershko, Israeli biologist, Nobel laureate
1937 – Sir Anthony Hopkins, Welsh actor
1938 – Rosalind Cash, American actress (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan (born December 31 1934 in British India is Shaikh of the Islamic Naqshbandia Owaisiah of Tasawwuf/ Sufism. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Avram Hershko (אברהם הרשקו (born 31 December 1937) is an Israeli biochemist and Nobel laureate in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rosalind Cash ( December 31 1938 – October 31 1995) was an American singer and Actress, best known film role was as Charlton 1995)
1940 – Mani Neumeier, German musician (Guru Guru)
1941 – Sir Alex Ferguson, Scottish football manager
1941 – Sarah Miles, English actress
1942 – Andy Summers, British guitarist (The Police)
1943 – John Denver, American singer and songwriter (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mani Neumeier ( Manfred Neumeier, born December 31 1940 in Munich) is a German rock musician Free jazz -drummer artist frontman (singer Guru Guru is a German Krautrock band formed in 1968 as The Guru Guru Groove by Mani Neumeier (drums and Uli Trepte (bass Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE, (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager Sarah Miles (b 31 December 1941, Ingatestone, Essex England) is an English theatre and film actress Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andy Summers (born Andrew James Somers 31 December 1942) is an English guitarist and composer best known for his work in The Police The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Denver (December 31 1943 &ndash October 12 1997 born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr 1997)
1943 – Sir Ben Kingsley, English actor
1943 – Pete Quaife, English bassist (The Kinks)
1944 – Taylor Hackford, American producer and director
1945 – Diane von Fürstenberg, Belgian-born fashion designer
1945 – Barbara Carrera, Nicaraguan actress and model
1945 – Connie Willis, American writer
1946 – Pius Ncube, Zimbabwean human rights advocate
1947 – Burton Cummings, Canadian keyboardist (The Guess Who)
1947 – Tim Matheson, American actor
1947 – Rita Lee, Brazilian Rock Star
1948 – Donna Summer, American singer
1948 – René Robert, National Hockey League player
1949 – Ellen Datlow, American editor
1949 – Susan Shwartz, American writer
1951 – George Thorogood, American musician
1951 – Tom Hamilton, American bassist (Aerosmith)
1953 – James Remar, American actor
1953 – Jane Badler, American actress
1954 – Alex Salmond, Scottish politician
1954 – Hermann Tilke, German racing circuit architect
1955 – Dawood Ibrahim, Indian crime boss
1956 – Steve Rude, American comics artist
1958 – Bebe Neuwirth, American actress
1959 – Phill Kline, American politician
1959 – Val Kilmer, American actor
1959 – Paul Westerberg, American musician (The Replacements)
1959 - Alfie Anido, Filipino actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE (born 31 December, 1943) is an English Actor. Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife (born December 31, 1943) is an English Musician artist and writer The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Diane von Fürstenberg (born Diane Simone Michelle Halfin on December 31 1946, Brussels Belgium) is a Fashion designer best Barbara Carrera (born December 31 1945) There is some uncertainty regarding her year of birth which some sources give as 1947 or 1951 but most list 1945 Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born 31 December 1945) is an American Science fiction writer Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His Grace the Most Reverend Dr Pius Alick Mvundla Ncube (born December 31, 1946) served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Burton Cummings OM (born December 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician and songwriter The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg Manitoba, that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson on December 31, 1947) is an American Actor. Rita Lee Jones, now Rita Lee Jones Carvalho, known simply as Rita Lee, (born on December 31, 1947) is a Brazilian rock Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained René Robert (born 31 December, 1948 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey right winger The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ellen Datlow (born December 31, 1949) is an American Speculative fiction editor and anthologist Susan Shwartz Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January George Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is a Blues-rock performer from Wilmington Delaware. Thomas William Hamilton (born December 31, 1951, in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American musician best known as the Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William James Remar (born December 31 1953) is an American Actor. Jane Badler (b December 31, 1953 in Brooklyn New York) is an American actress. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond, (ˈsamənd is the First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority Scottish Government. Hermann Tilke (born December 31, 1954 in Olpe) is a German Architect, designer of Formula One Motor racing circuits A race track (or 'racetrack' or 'racing track' is a purpose-built facility for Racing of animals (eg An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Dawood Ibrahim (داوود ابراهيم b December 26, 1955, also known as Dawood Ebrahim, and Sheikh Dawood Hassan, birth name Sheikh Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steve Rude (born December 31, 1956) is an American Comic book artist Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Beatrice “Bebe” Neuwirth (born December 31 1958 is an American actress, Singer and Dancer. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Phillip D "Phill" Kline (born December 31, 1959) is the district attorney of Johnson County, Kansas, USA. Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American Actor. Paul Westerberg (born December 31 1959 is an American Musician, best known as the former lead singer and songwriter of The Replacements, one of the seminal The Replacements were an American Alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 Alfie Anido ( December 31, 1959 &ndash December 30, 1981) was a popular Filipino Matinee idol best remembered for 1981)
1960 – John Allen Muhammad, American serial killer
1960 – Steve Bruce, English football player & manager
1961 – Rick Aguilera, American baseball player
1961 – Nina Li Chi, Chinese actress
1962 – Heather McCartney, British activist
1963 – Scott Ian, American guitarist (Anthrax)
1963 – Konishiki, American sumo wrestler
1964 – Michael McDonald, American actor-comedian
1964 – Allen D'Nulderf, American stuntman
1964 – Lowri Turner, British TV presenter
1965 – Gong Li, Chinese actress
1965 – Nicholas Sparks, American author
1966 – Lisa Joyner, American entertainment reporter
1968 – Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian and actor
1969 – Kate Beahan, Australian actress
1969 – Dominik Diamond, Scittish presenter and newspaper columnist
1970 – Carlos Morales Quintana, husband of Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark
1970 – Bryon Russell, American basketball player
1971 – Brent Barry, American basketball player
1971 – Esteban Loaiza, Mexican Major League Baseball player
1971 – Ricardo López Felipe, Spanish footballer
1972 – Joe McIntyre, American singer (New Kids on the Block)
1973 – Shandon Anderson, American basketball player
1973 – Malcolm Middleton, Scottish musician (Arab Strap)
1974 – Ryan Sakoda, Japanese American professional wrestler
1974 – Tony Kanaan, Brazilian racing driver
1975 – Toni Kuivasto, Finnish footballer
1977 – Wardy Alfaro, Costa Rican footballer
1977 – Donald Trump Jr., son of Donald Trump and Ivana Trump
1978 – Papoose, American rapper
1979 – Bob Bryar, American drummer (My Chemical Romance, Gerardolopoly)
1979 – Elaine Cassidy, Irish actress
1980 – Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby player
1980 – Matt Cross, American professional wrestler
1981 – Jason Campbell, American football player
1981 – Matthew Pavlich, Australian football player
1982 – Julio DePaula, Dominican baseball player
1982 – Craig Gordon, Scottish footballer
1982 – Luke Schenscher, Australian basketball player
1987 – Javaris Crittenton, American basketball player
1987 – Émilie Le Pennec, French gymnast

Deaths

192 – Commodus, Roman Emperor (b. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Allen Muhammad (b December 31, 1960) is a Spree killer from the United States Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce (born 31 December 1960 is an English football manager and former player Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Nina Li Chi ( Chinese: 利智 born December 31, 1961) is a Chinese actress Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heather Louise McCartney (née See) (born on December 31 1962 in Tucson Arizona) is the biological daughter of Linda McCartney (née Eastman Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born December 31, 1963) is the rhythm Guitarist for the metal band Anthrax who uses the stage name Scott Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 is a Hawai{{okina}}i -born Japanese - Samoan Sumo wrestler, nicknamed "The Dump Truck Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Michael James McDonald (born December 31, 1964) is an American Comedian and Actor formerly starring in the Sketch comedy show Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Lowri Gwyneth Turner (born 31 December 1964 in London, England) She appeared early in her TV career as a panelist on BBC2's quiz show Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Gong Li ( (born December 31, 1965) is a Chinese-American two-time Golden Rooster, two-time Hundred Flowers Award, Berlinale This article is about the author For the other person named Nicholas Sparks see Nicholas Sparks (politician. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Lisa Marie Joyner (born December 31, 1966) is an entertainment reporter Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerry Dee (born December 31, 1968) is a Canadian Stand-up comedian. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kate Beahan is an Australian film Actress. Beahan was born in Perth. Paul Dominik Diamond (known as Dominik Diamond) is a television and radio presenter and newspaper columnist from Arbroath, Scotland. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Morales Quintana (born December 31, 1970) is a Spanish Architect and yachtsman. Titles styles honours and arms Titles and styles Princess Alexia has used the following titles and styles Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bryon Demetrise Russell (born December 31 1970 in San Bernardino California) is a former Basketball player in the NBA. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Brent Robert Barry (born December 31 1971) is an American professional Basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA Esteban Antonio Loaiza Veyna (born December 31, 1971 in Tijuana, Baja California, México) is a Major League Baseball Ricardo López Felipe, known as Ricardo, (born 30 December 1971 in Madrid) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Mulrey McIntyre (aka Joe McIntyre or Joey McIntyre, born December 31, 1972 in Needham Massachusetts) is an American New Kids on the Block (also known as NKOTB) are an award-winning American pop group that enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a Boy band Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Shandon Rodriguez Anderson (born December 31 1973 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American professional Basketball player in the NBA, Malcolm Middleton (born 31 December 1973 in Falkirk, Scotland) is a Scottish Musician best known for his work with Arab Strap were an Indie rock band from Scotland who were signed to independent record label Chemikal Underground. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Ryan Anurak Sakoda (born December 31, 1974) is a Japanese American professional wrestler best known for his appearances in World Wrestling Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan (born December 31, 1974) is a Brazilian Race car driver of Lebanese Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toni Kuivasto (born December 31, 1975 in Tampere) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Djurgårdens IF in the Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Wardy Alfaro (born 31 December 1977) is a Costa Rican football player who currently plays for LD Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Donald John "Don" Trump Jr, (born December 31, 1977, in New York City New York) is the eldest child and son of famed real estate developer Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American Business magnate, Socialite, Television personality, and Ivana Trump (born Ivana Marie Zelníčková ˈɪvana ˈmarɪjɛ ˈzɛlɲitʃkova on February 20, 1949) is a former Olympic athlete and Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Shamele Mackie, better known by his Stage name Papoose (pæˈpuːs is an American Rapper. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or' My Chem') is an American alternative / post-hardcore quintet that formed in 2001 Elaine Cassidy (born 31 December 1979) is an Irish Actress. Biography Elaine Cassidy was born in Kilcoole, County Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw (born 31 December 1980 in Kurow, Oamaru) is a New Zealand Rugby union player Matthew Capiccioni (born December 31, 1980) is a Professional wrestler, better known as M-Dogg 20 or Matt Cross. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jason Campbell (born December 31, 1981 in Laurel, Mississippi, U Matthew Pavlich (born 31 December 1981 is a South Australian born Australian rules footballer of Croatian descent Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Julio Carmen DePaula (born December 31, 1982 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Relief pitcher currently playing in the Craig Sinclair Gordon (born 31 December 1982 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer, currently a Goalkeeper for both Luke Dean Schenscher (born December 31 1982) is an Australian Basketball player Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Javaris Cortez Crittenton (born December 31 1987 is an American professional Basketball player at Point guard for the NBA 's Memphis Grizzlies Émilie Le Pennec, born December 31, 1987 in La Garenne-Colombes, France) was the first French gymnast to win an individual Olympic Events By Place Roman Empire Commodus is assassinated by a wrestler named Narcissus, at the behest of Commodus' Concubine Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus ( August 31, 161 – December 31, 192) was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 180 to 192 (also with The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 161)
335 – St. Silvester, Pope
1164 – Margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. Events By Place Roman Empire 19 September — Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Ottokar III (1124 &ndash December 31, 1164) was Margrave of Styria from 1129 until 1164 1124)
1194 – Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. Leopold V (1157 &ndash December 31, 1194) the Virtuous, was a Babenberg Duke of Austria from 1177 to 1194 and Styria 1157)
1297 – Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. Humphrey VII de Bohun 3rd Earl of Hereford and 2nd Earl of Essex (c 1249)
1302 – Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. Frederick III (Ferry (1238 &ndash December 31 1302) was the Duke of Lorraine from 1251 to his death 1238)
1384 – John Wycliffe, English theologian and Bible translator
1424 – Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter, English military leader
1460 – Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (executed) (b. John Wycliffe (ˈwɪklɪf also spelled Wyclif, Wycliff, Wiclef, Wicliffe, or Wickliffe) (mid-1320s – 31 December Thomas Beaufort Duke of Exeter (c 1377 &ndash c 31 December 1426) was an English military commander during the Hundred Years' War, and Edmund Earl of Rutland ( May 17, 1443 &ndash December 31, 1460) was the fifth child and second surviving son of Richard Plantagenet 3rd Edward IV ( 28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October Richard III ( 2 October 1452 &ndash 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death 1443)
1460 – Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, English politician (b. Richard Neville jure uxoris 5th Earl of Salisbury KG, PC (1400 &ndash December 31, 1460) was a Yorkist leader during 1400)
1510 – Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Bianca Maria Sforza ( April 5, 1472 &ndash December 31, 1510) was the daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, the Duke of Milan 1472)
1535 – William Skeffington, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. Sir William Skeffington (c 1465 &ndash December 31, 1535) Lord Deputy of Ireland, belonged to a Leicestershire family and was sheriff of 1465)
1568 – Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord (b. Shimazu Tadayoshi (島津忠良 October 14, 1493 - December 31, 1568) was a Daimyo (feudal lord of Satsuma Province during 1493)
1575 – Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (b. Pierino Belli ( March 20, 1502, Alba - December 31, 1575, Turin) was a soldier and jurist 1502)
1583 – Thomas Erastus, Swiss theologian (b. Thomas Erastus ( September 7, 1524 &ndash December 31, 1583) was a Swiss theologian best known for a posthumously 1524)
1610 – Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (b. Ludolph van Ceulen ( 28 January 1540 &ndash 31 December 1610) was a German Mathematician from Hildesheim. 1540)
1650 – Dorgon, Chinese emperor (b. Dorgon ( Manchu:;) ( November 17, 1612 &ndash December 31, 1650) also known as Hošoi Mergen Cin Wang, the Prince 1612)
1673 – Oliver St John, English statesman and judge
1679 – Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. Oliver St John (c 1598 - 31 December 1673) was an English Statesman and Judge. Giovanni Alfonso Borelli ( Pisa January 28, 1608 - December 31, 1679) was a Renaissance Italian Physiologist 1608)
1691 – Dudley North, English economist (b. Sir Dudley North (May 10 1641 &ndash December 31 1691 English Economist, was the 4th son of Dudley 4th Lord North, who published besides other 1641)
1719 – John Flamsteed, English astronomer (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Flamsteed FRS ( 19 August, 1646 - 31 December, 1719) was an English Astronomer and the first 1646)
1742 – Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Karl III Philip Elector Palatine (b Neuburg, November 4, 1661 &ndash d 1661)
1799 – Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and writer (b. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-François Marmontel ( July 11, 1723 &ndash December 31, 1799) was a French Historian and Writer, a member 1723)
1872 – Aleksis Kivi, Finnish author (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Aleksis Kivi ( born Alexis Stenvall, ( October 10, 1834 – December 31, 1872) was a Finnish author who wrote the 1834)
1877 – Gustave Courbet, French painter (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the French Admiral see Admiral Courbet (1828-1885 Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet ( 10 June 1819 &ndash 1819)
1888 – Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch ( June 20, 1808 – December 31, 1888) was the intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz 1808)
1889 – Ion Creangă, Romanian writer (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ion Creangă (born March 1, 1837 or June 10, 1839 in Humuleşti, Neamţ County — dead December 31, 1889 1837 or 1839)
1890 – Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pancha Carrasco, born Francisca Carrasco Jiménez ( 8 April 1826 – 31 December 1890) was Costa Rica 's first woman 1826)
1894 – Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch mathematician (b. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (pronounced 'stiltʃəs the mathematician 1856)
1905 – Alexander Popov, Russian physicist (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alexander Stepanovich Popov (Александр Степанович Попов (Gregorian March 16 1859 - January 13 1906, Julian March 1859)
1910 – John Moisant, American aviator (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Bevins Moisant ( 25 April, 1868 &ndash 31 December, 1910) was a United States Aviator. 1868)
1910 – Arch Hoxsey, American aviator (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Archibald Hoxsey ( October 15, 1884 &ndash December 31, 1910) was an early pioneer aviator for the Wright brothers. 1884)
1921 – Boies Penrose, U. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Boies Penrose ( November 1, 1860 &ndash December 31, 1921) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia S. Senator from Pennsylvania (b. 1860)
1936 – Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish writer and philosopher (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo ( September 29, 1864 &ndash December 31, 1936) was an Essayist Novelist poet, playwright 1864)
1948 – Malcolm Campbell, English race car driver (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Malcolm Campbell ( 11 March 1885 &ndash 31 December 1948) was an English racing motorist and motoring journalist 1885)
1952 – Hank Williams, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hank Williams ( September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who has 1923)
1953 – Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Albert Plesman ( 7 September 1889 – 31 December 1953) was a Dutch pioneer in Aviation and co-founder of KLM 1889)
1964 – Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Ólafur Thors ( January 19, 1892 &ndash December 31, 1964) was an Icelandic The Prime Minister of Iceland (Forsætisráðherra Íslands is Iceland 's Head of government. 1892)
1964 – Bobby Byrne, baseball player (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year 1884)
1969 – George Lewis, American clarinetist (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Lewis ( 13 July, 1900 &ndash 31 December, 1968) was an American Jazz Clarinetist who achieved his greatest fame and 1900)
1971 – Pete Duel American actor (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Pete Duel ( 24 February 1940 – 31 December 1971) was an American Actor, best known for his role in the television 1940)
1971 – Marin Sais, American actress (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marin Sais ( August 2, 1890 - December 31, 1971) was an American motion picture Actress whose career was most prolific 1890)
1971 – Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai ( August 12, 1919 – December 31, 1971) was an Indian Physicist. 1919)
1972 – Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18 1934 &ndash December 31 1972 was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball Right fielder. 1934)
1977 – Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, ruler of Kuwait (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, KCMG ( 1913 - December 31 1977) ( Arabic: صباح السالم الصباح Emir of Kuwait from 1965 1924)
1980 – Marshall McLuhan, Canadian writer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) 1911)
1980 – Raoul Walsh, American film director (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Raoul Walsh (born March 11, 1887 in New York City, died December 31, 1980 in Simi Valley CA) was an American 1887)
1985 – Rick Nelson, American singer (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson ( May 8, 1940 &ndash December 31, 1985) was an 1940)
1986 – Lloyd Haynes, American actor (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Samuel Lloyd Haynes ( September 19 1934, South Bend Indiana – December 31 1986, Coronado California) was an African-American 1934)
1987 - Jerry Turner, Baltimore Anchorman (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Jerry Turner ( August 6, 1929 - December 31, 1987) was an American television news Anchorman at WJZ-TV 1929)
1990 – Vasili Lazarev, Soviet cosmonaut (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Vasili Grigoryevich Lazarev (Василий Григорьевич Лазарев February 23, 1928 – December 31, 1990) was a Soviet 1928)
1990 – George Allen, American football coach
1993 – Maj-Gen John Frost, British para commander, Operation Market-Garden (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Herbert Allen ( April 29, 1918 – December 31, 1990) was an American football coach in the NFL and Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Major General John Dutton (Johnny Frost CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DL (31 December 1912 - 21 May 1993 was a British Paratroopers are Soldiers trained in Parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. Operation Market Garden ( September 17, 1944 – September 25, 1944) was an Allied military operation fought in the Netherlands 1912)
1993 – Zviad Gamsakhurdia, first President of Georgia (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Zviad Gamsakhurdia ( Georgian: ზვიად გამსახურდია, ( March 31, 1939 — December 31, 1993 The President of Georgia (საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი is the Commander-in-chief of Georgia. 1939)
1993 – Brandon Teena, Transsexual, murdered (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brandon Teena, (born Teena Renae Brandon December 12, 1972 - December 31, 1993 in Lincoln, Nebraska) was a Transsexualism is a condition in which a person identifies with a physical Sex different from the one with which they were born 1972)
1994 – Woody Strode, American actor and decathlete (b. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (born July 25, 1914, Los Angeles California; died December 31, 1994) was a decathlete and 1914)
1997 – Floyd Cramer, American musician (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Floyd Cramer ( October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American Hall of Fame Pianist who was one of the architects 1933)
1997 – Billie Dove, American actress (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Billie Dove (born May 14 1903 1903)
1997 – Michael Kennedy, American politician (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Michael LeMoyne Kennedy ( February 27, 1958 – December 31, 1997) was the sixth of eleven children of Robert F 1958)
1999 – Elliot Richardson, American politician (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Elliot Lee Richardson ( July 20, 1920 &ndash December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet 1920)
2000 – Alan Cranston, American politician (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Alan MacGregor Cranston ( June 19 1914 – December 31 2000) was an American Journalist and Democratic Senator 1914)
2000 – José Greco, Italian-born American flamenco dancer and choreographer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year José Greco ( December 23, 1918 &ndash December 31, 2000) was a Flamenco Dancer and choreographer. 1918)
2001 – Eileen Heckart, American actress (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Eileen Heckart ( March 29, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award -winning American 1919)
2002 – Kevin MacMichael, American guitarist (Cutting Crew) (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Cutting Crew is a Pop rock band formed in England in 1985, best known for their United States #1 hit, " Cutting Crew is a Pop rock band formed in England in 1985, best known for their United States #1 hit, " 1951)
2003 – Arthur R. von Hippel German-born physicist (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Robert von Hippel ( November 19, 1898 &ndash December 31, 2003) was a German American materials scientist and 1898)
2004 – Gerard Debreu, French-born economist, Bank of Sweden Prize laureate (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Gérard Debreu (born July 4, 1921, Calais December 31, 2004, Paris) was a French-born economist and mathematician The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1921)
2005 – Phillip Whitehead, British politician (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Phillip Whitehead, MA ( May 30, 1937 &ndash December 31, 2005) was a British Labour politician television 1937)
2005 – Enrico di Giuseppe, American tenor (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Enrico di Giuseppe (born on October 14, 1932; died on December 31, 2005, in Voorhees New Jersey was a celebrated American operatic Tenor 1932)
2006 – George Sisler, Jr., baseball executive (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. George Sisler Jr ( 1917 - December 31, 2006) was the general manager of three Minor League Baseball teams (the Columbus Red Birds, 1917)
2007 – Tommy Dickson, British footballer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Tommy Dickson ( 16 July 1929 &ndash 31 December 2007) was a former Northern Irish international footballer who played with 1929)
2007 – Tony Elliott, American football player (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Robert Elliott ( April 28, 1959 &ndash December 31, 2007) was an American football Defensive lineman who played 1959)
2007 – Michael Goldberg, American painter (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Goldberg ( 1924-12-24 &ndash 2007-12-31) 1924)
2007 – Bill Idelson, American actor (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bill Idelson ( August 21, 1919 &ndash December 31, 2007) was an actor and scriptwriter best known for his recurring role on The Dick 1919)
2007 – Kathryn Ish, American actress (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kathryn Ish ( February 18, 1936 &ndash December 31, 2007) was an American Broadway Theater, Film 1936)
2007 – Milton L. Klein, Canadian politician (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Milton Lowen Klein, QC ( February 21 1910 &ndash December 31 2007) was a Montreal lawyer a former Member of Parliament 1910)
2007 – Markku Peltola, Finnish actor and musician (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Markku Peltola ( July 12, 1956 &ndash December 31, 2007) was a Finnish actor and musician 1956)
2007 – Ettore Sottsass, Italian architect and designer (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ettore Sottsass ( 14 September 1917 &ndash 31 December 2007) was an Innsbruck -born Italian 1917)

Holidays and observances

New Year's Eve on the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today
Hogmanay in Scotland. Hogmanay ( pronounced &mdash with the main stress on the last syllable is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
Last Day of the Year Celebration, special non-working holiday in the Philippines. New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP

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