December 31st, 1737

Born on December 31st, 1737

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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 1737

72

Thomas Paine

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)

*February 9th, 1737, Thetford †June 8th, 1809, Greenwich Village

56

Suzanne Curchod

French-Swiss salonist and writer

*June 2nd, 1737, Crassier †May 15th, 1794, Beaulieu Castle

61

Luigi Galvani

Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher

*September 9th, 1737, Bologna †December 4th, 1798, Bologna

77

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

Writer and botanist from France (1737-1814)

*January 19th, 1737, Le Havre †January 21st, 1814, Éragny

72

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke

King of Siam (1737–1809)

*March 20th, 1737, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya †September 7th, 1809, Bangkok

85

Charles Hutton

English mathematician

*August 14th, 1737, Newcastle upon Tyne †January 27th, 1823, London

42

Nicolás Fernández de Moratín

Spanish writer

*July 20th, 1737, Madrid †May 11th, 1780, Madrid

72

John Broome

American politician (1738-1810)

*November 30th, 1737, Staten Island †August 8th, 1810, New York City

79

Marguerite de Gourbillon

French noble

*December 24th, 1737, Gray †December 11th, 1817, 2nd arrondissement of Paris

70

Elias Dayton

American politician (1737-1807)

*May 1st, 1737, Elizabeth †October 22nd, 1807, Elizabeth

3

Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria

Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Bohemia and Hungary

*February 5th, 1737, Vienna †June 7th, 1740, Vienna

70

Alexander Dalrymple

British geographer

*July 24th, 1737, Edinburgh †June 19th, 1808, London

73

Richard Bache

American businessman and Postmaster General

*September 12th, 1737, Settle †July 29th, 1811, Bucks County

74

Fromet Mendelssohn

(1737-1812)

*October 6th, 1737, Altona †March 5th, 1812, Altona

40

Georg David Matthieu

German painter (1737-1778)

*November 20th, 1737, Berlin †November 3rd, 1778, Ludwigslust

75

Fanny de Beauharnais

French poet and mother of the politician Claude de Beauharnais

*October 4th, 1737, Paris †July 2nd, 1813, Paris

50

Princess Louise Marie of France

French Princess, Discalced Carmelite nun and Venerable

*July 15th, 1737, Versailles †December 23rd, 1787, Saint-Denis

20

Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach

*June 2nd, 1737, Weimar †May 28th, 1758, Weimar

79

Henry Wynkoop

American politician

*March 2nd, 1737, Bucks County †March 25th, 1816, Bucks County

53

Francis Hopkinson

American politician, judge, and author 1737-1791

*September 21st, 1737, Philadelphia †May 9th, 1791, Philadelphia

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1737 is a normal year and no leap year.

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