According to Gregory calendar, on December 31, the day number in a year is 366 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 367. December 31 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
Important Historical Events of 31 December in the World ⚡
Event Year | Incident/Event |
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1225 | Lý Chiêu Hoàng is the only empresses in the history of Wavian, who married N Thi Tông, making them the first emperor of the dynasty at the age of seven. |
1492 | 100,000 Jews were evacuated from the Sicilian region of Italy. |
1514 | The famous Belgian surgeon Vozelius was born in Brussels. |
1711 | John Churchill as the first king of Marlborough ordered the English army to move out. |
1744 | English astronomer James Bradley announced the discovery of the dramatic movement of the Earth. |
1756 | Russia joins Versailles's alliance. |
1758 | The British Expeditionary Army occupied Gore Dakar) Senegal. |
1759 | In Dublin, Orthur Guinness signed a 9,000 -year lease at a rate of £ 45 per year and began the construction of James Breviese in Dublin. |
1775 | Battle of Quebec in the American Revolutionary War: Americans tried to take over the British stronghold. |
1775 | The American revolutionary war on the Quebec war, the British Army reiterated the continental military attack to capture the Quebec Cities to include the French Canadian support. |
1781 | America's first bank 'Bank of North America' opened. |
1781 | Bank of North America' was the first bank to be opened in America. |
1802 | Maratha Peshwa Bajirao II came under the protection of the British. |
1827 | Matchmaker was invented by the British inventor John Walker. |
1831 | Valedictory transfer to Grammaris Park in New York City). |
1857 | Queen Victoria made Ottawa the capital of Canada. |
1857 | Rani Victoria selected Ottawa, the capital of the British colonial of Canada. |
1862 | The American Civil War-The Battle of Stones, in Murfrisboro, Tennessee, began at an engagement, where both sides would suffer their casualties of war. |
1907 | Times Square in New York City organized its first New Year's Eve with a ball drop. |
1911 | Marie Curie received her second, Nobel Prize for Chemistry. |
1916 | Douglas Haig was promoted to Field Marshal of the British Army. |
1925 | Hindi writer Shrilal Shukla, famous for satire, was born. |
1949 | 18 countries of the world recognized Indonesia. |
1962 | The Netherlands left New Guinea, an island in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. |
1963 | Despite the efforts of Prime Minister Roy Valensky, the Central Arffrekan Federation officially divided into three separatists-Jambia, Malawi and Rhodesia. |
1964 | Donald Campbell set the world record for the fastest speed in the water by sitting in his jet boat. |
1965 | Jean-Bedel Boksa, leader of the Central African Republic, and his military officials began a coup against the insult of President David Dako. |
1972 | Puerto Ricon Baseball player Roberto Clemente died at a Planto Ricon N Marg to help the victims of Nicaragua earthquake. |
1983 | Major-General Muhammadu Buhari was elected to lead a successful military coup after Nigeria, who overthrew the civilian citizen Shehu Shagari. |
1983 | The United Kingdom granted independence to Brunei. |
1984 | Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister for the second time. |
1986 | Three dissatisfied employees set fire to Dupont Plaza Hotel San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing 98 people and 140 others injured, leading to the second most deadly hotel in the United States history. |
1986 | 97 people were killed and 140 were injured in a fire at the DuPont Plaza Hotel in Puerto Rico, San Juan. |
1993 | Brandon Tena, an American Trans Man, Nehbold, was raped and murdered in Nebraska; His death increased the lobbying of hatred criminals in the United States. |
1998 | The European Exchange Rate Mechanism freezed the values of metaphor currencies in the eurozone and established the value of eurochorility. |
1999 | The then Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigned and Viladmir Putin became his successor. |
1999 | Boris Yeltsin resigned as President of Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was appointed as acting president. |
1999 | Russia's first President Boris Yeltsin resigned and Vladimir Putin was nominated as the acting President. |
1999 | Panama took control of the Panama Canal area from Unitedstates, according to the 1977 Torizos-Corporation treaties. |
2004 | 175 people died in a fire at a nightclub in Buenos Aires Argentina). |
2004 | In Xinyi District, Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan, opened the island as the world's highest skyscraper. |
2010 | In Tunisia, a guard dies during the ongoing protest on unemployment and living conditions. |
2010 | Italy's plan to ban plastic bags applied; The country was using 20 billion plastic bags per year - about 300 per person. |
2011 | A string of 35 fire in Hollywood burns within a time limit of 5 hours, causing a loss of at least $ 350,000. |
2011 | In North Korea, Kim Jong-un is given the tile of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of North Korea. |
2012 | A study conducted at the University of Rochetter Medical Center in Rochester, New York may announce harmful types of space radiation that accelerates the development of Alzheimer's disease. |
2012 | Venezuela President Hugo Chavez recovered from a cancer operation; The ministers of his cabinet prayed for him to recover. |
2013 | Breaking a long -standing tradition among the heads of Russia, President Vladimir Putin gave two New Year speeches instead of one; He made his second way from Khabarovsk, a city that used to experience devastating floods in this summer. |
2013 | The Times Square will lead the Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomore on the eve of the famous last new year; He will get the honor to carry forward the Ceremonial Countdown button to start the dynasty of Ev Ball of Times Square New Year. |
2014 | At least 36 people were killed and 49 others were injured in a stampede on New Year's Eve in China's Shanghai city. |
2014 | A ship carrying 900 Syrian people is intercepted and safely brought to the coast by the Italian coast protector; The ship was operated by human smugglers, who left the vessel after installing a navigation system on the course of confrontation along the Italian coast. |
2014 | Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has announced his resignation; The 89 -year -old President indicated after reunioning in 2013 that he would retire before the end of the 7 -year term. |
Important Historical Events of 31 December in India ⚡
Event Year | Incident/Event |
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1600 | The British East India Company was established. |
Famous People's Birthdays on 31 December 😀
Birth Year | Name/Category/Country |
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1926 | Syed Zahoor Qasim / Biologist / India |
1898 | Krishna Ballabh Sahay / Politician / India |
1912 | John Frost / General / India |
1925 | Sri Lal Sukla / Author / India |
1926 | Syed Zahoor Qasim / Scientist / India |
1934 | Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan / Poet / India |
1965 | Laxman Sivaramakrishnan / Cricketer / India |
1977 | Sucheta Kriplani / Politician / India |
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