December 31st, 1607

Born on December 31st, 1607

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 152,000 days old!

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What happened on December 31st?

December 31st, 1950

Korean War: North Korean troops attacked United Nations forces in the first of two battles at Wonju.

December 31st, 2010

28 tornadoes (one depicted) touched down in midwestern and southern United States, part of an outbreak that led to the deaths of nine people and large property damage.

December 31st, 1999

In accordance with the Torrijos–Carter Treaties, Panama assumed full control of the Panama Canal Zone from the United States.

December 31st, 1998

The European Exchange Rate Mechanism froze the exchange rates of the legacy currencies in the eurozone, establishing the value of the euro.

December 31st, 1993

Brandon Teena, an American trans man, was raped and murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska; his death led to increased lobbying for hate crime laws in the United States.

December 31st, 1986

Three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing more than 90 people and injuring 140 others, making it the second-deadliest hotel fire in American history.

December 31st, 1972

Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente (pictured) died in a plane crash en route to deliver aid to victims of that year's Nicaragua earthquake.

December 31st, 1965

Central African military officers led by Jean-Bédel Bokassa began a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko.

December 31st, 1961

RTÉ, Ireland's first television network, began broadcasting.

December 31st, 1909

The Manhattan Bridge, connecting Lower Manhattan to Downtown Brooklyn and considered to be the forerunner of modern suspension bridges, opened to traffic.

December 31st, 1907

New York City held its first annual ball drop event in Times Square as part of New Year's Eve celebrations.

December 31st, 1862

The Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, began with an engagement in which both sides would suffer their highest casualty rates in the American Civil War.

December 31st, 1857

Queen Victoria announced the choice of Ottawa , then a small logging town, to be the capital of the British colony of Canada.

December 31st, 1775

American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Quebec, British forces repulsed an attempt by the Continental Army to capture Quebec City and enlist French Canadian support.

December 31st, 1759

Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease at £45 per annum to the St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin and began brewing Guinness.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 31st

Same year
Born in 1607

70

Anna Maria van Schurman

Dutch painter (1607-1678)

*November 5th, 1607, Cologne †May 4th, 1678, Wiuwert

69

Paul Gerhardt

German Lutheran theologian and hymn writer (1607-1676)

*March 12th, 1607, Gräfenhainichen †May 27th, 1676, Lübben (Spreewald)

63

Andreas Heinrich Bucholtz

German writer, poet, theologian and translator

*November 25th, 1607, Schöningen †May 20th, 1671, Brunswick

44

James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby

English Royalist peer (1607-1651)

*January 31st, 1607, Knowsley Hall †October 15th, 1651, Bolton

63

Antonio Barberini

Italian cardinal (1607-1671), nephew of Pope Urban VIII

*August 5th, 1607, Rome †August 3rd, 1671, Nemi

39

Isaac Jogues

Beatified Martyred Jesuit Priest

*January 15th, 1607, Orléans †October 18th, 1646, Auriesville

68

Christian Hoburg

German theologian

*July 23rd, 1607, Lüneburg †October 29th, 1675, Altona

77

Innico Caracciolo

17th-century Roman Catholic cardinal

*March 7th, 1607, Naples †January 30th, 1685, Naples

27

Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst

Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1607-1634)

*September 25th, 1607, Zerbst †September 26th, 1634, Hitzacker

80

Brandanus Daetrius

German theologian

*June 4th, 1607, Hamburg †January 1st, 1688, Wolfenbüttel

60

Johann von Rist

German poet and dramatist

*March 8th, 1607, Hamburg †August 31st, 1667, Wedel

69

Michiel de Ruyter

Dutch admiral (1607-1676)

*March 24th, 1607, Vlissingen †April 29th, 1676, Syracuse

69

Wenceslaus Hollar

Czech cartographer, painter of nature, portrait painter and engraver

*July 13th, 1607, Prague †March 25th, 1677, London

63

Sebastian von Rostock

German bishop (1607-1671)

*August 24th, 1607, Grodków †June 9th, 1671, Wrocław

54

John Kemény

Prince of Transylvania (1607-1662)

*December 14th, 1607, Bichiș †January 23rd, 1662, Daneș

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Public holidays on December 31st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, New Year's Eve) which are celebrated on December 31st.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1607 is a normal year and no leap year.

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