466 Historic Events for December 31
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| 1948 |
Birth |
Tony Hamilton, rocker (Aerosmith)
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| 1948 |
Birth |
Joe Dallesandro, Pensicola Fla, actor (Heat, Trash, AW Frankenstein)
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| 1948 |
Birth |
Donna Summer, Boston, singer (Love to Love You Baby, On the Radio)
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| 1948 |
Birth |
Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasieyv, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-11, TM-18)
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| 1949 |
Event |
18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Inge Helten, German FR, sprinter (Olympic-bronze-1976)
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| 1950 |
Death |
Karl Renner, Austrian Chancellor/pres (1918-20, 45-50), dies at 80
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| 1950 |
Death |
Charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Robert Bryan Gilder, Corvallis OR, PGA golfer (1980 Canadian Open)
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| 1950 |
Event |
Jockeys W Shoemaker and Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year
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| 1951 |
Death |
Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75
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| 1951 |
Death |
Philipp A Kohnstamm, Dutch philosopher/physicist, dies at 76
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| 1951 |
Birth |
Tom Hamilton, Colorado Springs Co, rock bassist (Aerosmith-Dream On)
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| 1951 |
Birth |
Michael Allen Bantom, Phila, basketball player (Olympic-silver-1972)
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| 1951 |
Birth |
Fermin Goytisolo, rocker (KC and Sunshine Band-Give It)
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| 1951 |
Event |
1st battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced
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| 1953 |
Death |
Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64
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| 1953 |
Birth |
Jane Badler, Brooklyn NY, actress (Fine Gold, Easy Kill, V)
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| 1953 |
Birth |
James Remar, Boston, actor (48 Hours, Rent-a-Cop, Cotton Club)
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| 1953 |
Event |
Willie Shoemaker shatters record, riding 485 winners in a year
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| 1953 |
Event |
WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G'ville-Spartanburg, SC (NBC) begins
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| 1953 |
Event |
Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president
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| 1954 |
Death |
Peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75
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| 1955 |
Event |
"Vamp" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 60 performances
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| 1956 |
Birth |
Martin Joseph Fettman, Bkln NY, PhD/astronaut (STS 58)
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