466 Historic Events for December 31
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| 1669 |
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France and Brandenburg sign secret treaty
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| 1670 |
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France and England sign Boyne-treaty
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| 1680 |
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Amsterdam opera at Leidsegracht opens
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| 1687 |
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1st Huguenots depart France to Cape of Good Hope
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| 1688 |
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Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham [OS=Dec 21]
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| 1700 |
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Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701
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| 1708 |
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Great Alliance captures Bridge
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| 1711 |
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Duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander
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| 1719 |
Death |
John Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73
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| 1720 |
Birth |
[Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne
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| 1724 |
Birth |
Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer
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| 1733 |
Death |
Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44
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| 1738 |
Birth |
Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"
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| 1744 |
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James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble)
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| 1745 |
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Bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk
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| 1756 |
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Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles
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| 1758 |
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British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal
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| 1762 |
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Mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg
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| 1775 |
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Battle of Qu‚bec; Americans unable to take British stronghold
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| 1775 |
Death |
Richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British
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| 1776 |
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Rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70› a day for carpenters, 42› for tailors
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| 1779 |
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English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels
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| 1781 |
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Bank of North America, 1st US bank opens
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| 1783 |
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Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states
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| 1799 |
Birth |
Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer
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