December 31st, 1970

Born on December 31st, 1970

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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, 1970

53

Danny McNamara

British singer

*December 31st, 1970, Bailiff Bridge

53

Driss Benzekri

Moroccan footballer

*December 31st, 1970, Bouizakarne

53

Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mauritanian author and former Guantánamo detainee

*December 31st, 1970, Rosso

53

Bryon Russell

American basketball player

*December 31st, 1970, San Bernardino

53

Jorge Alberto da Costa Silva

Brazilian footballer

*December 31st, 1970, São José do Rio Preto

53

Chandra West

Canadian actress (b.1970)

*December 31st, 1970, Edmonton

53

Anna Fantastic

British singer

*December 31st, 1970, London

53

Ian Freeman

British martial artist

*December 31st, 1970, Sunderland

53

Femi Adebayo

Yoruba film actor

*December 31st, 1970, Lagos

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 31st?

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

51

Grégory Coupet

French association football player

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

31

Manu Attri

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1992, Meerut

49

Mario Aerts

Belgian cyclist

*December 31st, 1974, Herentals

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

58

Gong Li

Chinese-Singaporean actress

*December 31st, 1965, Shenyang

65

Bebe Neuwirth

American actress

*December 31st, 1958, Newark

84

Henri Matisse

French artist (1869–1954)

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

44

Steve Byers

Canadian actor

*December 31st, 1979, Scarborough

45

Johnny Sins

American pornographic actor

*December 31st, 1978, Pittsburgh

70

James Remar

American actor

*December 31st, 1953, Boston

67

Vaughan Jones

New Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist

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

38

Jan Smit

Dutch singer and TV presenter

*December 31st, 1985, Volendam

46

Psy

South Korean singer (born 1977)

*December 31st, 1977, Gangnam District

46

Donald Trump Jr.

American businessman and reality television personality

*December 31st, 1977, Manhattan

64

Val Kilmer

American actor (born 1959)

*December 31st, 1959, Los Angeles

51

Grazia Zafferani

Sammarinese politician

*December 31st, 1972, San Marino

69

Christine Scheiblich

East German rower

*December 31st, 1954, Wilsdruff

80

Ben Kingsley

English actor

*December 31st, 1943, Snainton

Same year
Born in 1970

53

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

53

Shanti Roney

Swedish actor

*November 24th, 1970, Spånga

54

Mia X

American rapper

*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

53

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

54

Melania Trump

First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

54

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

53

Colin Lawrence

Actor

*September 7th, 1970, London

53

Ethan Hawke

American actor and writer (b. 1970)

*November 6th, 1970, Austin

54

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

54

Rachel Weisz

British-American actress

*March 7th, 1970, Westminster

53

Nikolai Zuyev

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1970, Dnipro

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

53

Sandra Dimbour

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1970, Saint-Denis

53

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

53

Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas since 2013

*December 22nd, 1970, Calgary

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Born on December 31st, 1970
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1970 is a normal year and no leap year.

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