December 31st, 1751

Born on December 31st, 1751

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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

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin became acting president upon President Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation.

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 United States history.

December 31st, 1972

Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente 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 (pictured), 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 attack 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

Born on December 31st, 1751

78

Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder

Austrian-Italian painter (1751-1830)

*December 31st, 1751, Romeno †February 11th, 1830, Vienna

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78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

84

Henri Matisse

French artist (1869–1954)

*December 31st, 1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis †November 3rd, 1954, Nice

31

Manu Attri

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1992, Meerut

65

Ferdinand Noack

German classical archaeologist and classical philologist (1865-1931)

*December 31st, 1865, Burgholzhausen vor der Höhe †September 21st, 1931, Berlin

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

65

Jacques Cartier

Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)

*December 31st, 1491, Saint-Malo †September 1st, 1557, Saint-Malo

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

96

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter

*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna

78

George Marshall

American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)

*December 31st, 1880, Uniontown †October 16th, 1959, Washington, D.C.

46

Gottfried August Bürger

German poet

*December 31st, 1747, Molmerswende †June 8th, 1794, Göttingen

88

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

King of Saudi Arabia since 2015

*December 31st, 1935, Riyadh

67

Vaughan Jones

New Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist

*December 31st, 1952, Gisborne †September 6th, 2020, Nashville

70

James Remar

American actor

*December 31st, 1953, Boston

87

Elizabeth Arden

Canadian American businesswoman

*December 31st, 1878, Woodbridge †October 18th, 1966, New York City

65

Bebe Neuwirth

American actress

*December 31st, 1958, Newark

88

Giovanni Boldini

Italian painter (1842-1931)

*December 31st, 1842, Ferrara †January 12th, 1931, Paris

51

Grégory Coupet

French association football player

*December 31st, 1972, Le Puy-en-Velay

80

Ben Kingsley

English actor

*December 31st, 1943, Snainton

93

Francesco Alberoni

Italian journalist and professor of sociology (1929–2023)

*December 31st, 1929, Borgonovo Val Tidone †August 14th, 2023, Milan

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Born in 1751

85

James Madison

President of the United States from 1809 to 1817

*March 16th, 1751, Port Conway †June 28th, 1836, Montpelier

64

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Irish-British politician, playwright and writer (1751-1816)

*October 30th, 1751, Dublin †July 7th, 1816, Seoul

79

Gérard de Lally-Tollendal

French politician (1751-1830)

*March 5th, 1751, Paris †March 11th, 1830, Paris

51

Corona Schröter

German musician and singer (1751-1802)

*January 14th, 1751, Guben †August 23rd, 1802, Ilmenau

78

Maria Anna Mozart

Austrian musician

*July 30th, 1751, Salzburg †October 29th, 1829, Salzburg

75

Johann Heinrich Voss

German poet and classics translator

*February 20th, 1751, Sommerstorf †March 29th, 1826, Heidelberg

78

Henry Dearborn

American politician (1751-1829)

*February 23rd, 1751, North Hampton †June 6th, 1829, Roxbury

68

Clemens Maria Hofbauer

Austrian Redemptorist and saint

*December 26th, 1751, Tasovice †March 15th, 1820, Vienna

42

Charles-Philippe Ronsin

French newspaper founder

*December 1st, 1751, Soissons †March 24th, 1794, Paris

74

Vincent-Marie Costantini

French soldier

*February 24th, 1751, Ghisoni †June 25th, 1825, Montmélian

43

Johan Henric Kellgren

Swedish poet and critic

*December 1st, 1751, Floby †April 20th, 1795, Stockholm

77

Lorenz Karsten

German economist (1751-1829)

*April 3rd, 1751, Sukow-Levitzow †February 28th, 1829, Rostock

64

Julie Billiart

French religious leader

*July 12th, 1751, Cuvilly †April 8th, 1816, Namur

73

Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

King of Naples (1759-1806, 1815-1816), Sicily (1759-1816), and the Two Sicilies (1816-1825)

*January 12th, 1751, Naples †January 4th, 1825, Naples

61

George Shaw

English botanist and zoologist (1751–1813)

*December 10th, 1751, Aylesbury †July 22nd, 1813, London

41

John Webber

English artist (1753-1791)

*October 6th, 1751, London †April 29th, 1793, London

67

Maria Luisa of Parma

Queen consort of Spain (1751-1819)

*December 9th, 1751, Parma †January 2nd, 1819, Rome

77

Jean Alexandre Caffin

French general

*March 13th, 1751, Doué-la-Fontaine †August 31st, 1828, Doué-la-Fontaine

68

Christian Wilhelm von Dohm

German diplomat, historian

*December 11th, 1751, Lemgo †May 29th, 1820, Pustleben

78

Jacob Friedrich von Abel

German philosopher

*May 9th, 1751, Vaihingen an der Enz †July 7th, 1829, Schorndorf

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No: With 365 days 1751 is a normal year and no leap year.

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