December 31st, 1776

Born on December 31st, 1776

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 91,000 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 1776

55

Sophie Germain

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)

*April 1st, 1776, Paris †June 27th, 1831, Paris

79

Amedeo Avogadro

Italian scientist

*August 9th, 1776, Turin †July 9th, 1856, Turin

54

Barthold Georg Niebuhr

Danish-German statesman and historian (1776–1831)

*August 27th, 1776, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 1831, Bonn

68

Edward Solly

British merchant and art collector (1776-1844)

*April 25th, 1776, London †December 2nd, 1844

59

Friedrich Stromeyer

German Chemist

*August 2nd, 1776, Göttingen †August 18th, 1835, Göttingen

33

Johann Wilhelm Ritter

German chemist, physicist and philosopher

*December 16th, 1776, Zamienice †January 23rd, 1810, Munich

250

Vani Hari

American blogger

*March 22nd, 1776, Charlotte

55

Elizabeth Parke Custis Law

American social leader (1776-1831)

*August 21st, 1776, British America †December 31st, 1831, Richmond

78

Pietro Nobile

Italian architect and builder (1776-1854)

*October 11th, 1776, Capriasca †November 7th, 1854, Vienna

65

Amos Eaton

American botanist (1776-1842)

*May 17th, 1776, Chatham †May 10th, 1842, Troy

63

Aimé Picquet du Boisguy

French counter revolutionary

*March 15th, 1776, Fougères †October 25th, 1839, Paris

61

Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus

German biologist (1776-1837)

*February 4th, 1776, Bremen †February 16th, 1837, Bremen

67

Augustin-Marie d'Aboville

French artillery officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars

*April 20th, 1776, La Fère †June 20th, 1843, Paris

77

Johannes Geibel

German theologian (1776-1853)

*April 1st, 1776, Hanau †July 25th, 1853, Lübeck

81

Princess Mary of the United Kingdom

British princess, daughter of George III; (1776-1857)

*April 25th, 1776, Buckingham Palace †April 30th, 1857, Gloucester House

82

George M. Bibb

American politician (1776-1859)

*October 30th, 1776, Prince Edward County †April 14th, 1859, Georgetown

58

Peter Erasmus Müller

Danish historian, linguist, and clergy member

*May 29th, 1776, Copenhagen †September 4th, 1834, Copenhagen

71

Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider

German theologian

*February 11th, 1776, Gersdorf †January 22nd, 1848, Gotha

40

Antonio Baraya

Colombian soldier (1776-1816)

*January 31st, 1776, Girón †July 20th, 1816, Bogotá

64

Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg

German noblewoman, Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1776-1841)

*August 6th, 1776, Kirchheimbolanden †February 19th, 1841, Schaumburg Castle

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Leap year

Yes: 1776 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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