December 31st, 1975

Born on December 31st, 1975

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 17,000 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

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, 1975

48

Mikko Sirén

Finnish musician

*December 31st, 1975, Helsinki

48

Thomas Gansch

Austrian musician

*December 31st, 1975, St. Pölten

48

Andreas Kiendl

Austrian actor

*December 31st, 1975, Graz

48

Sendoa Agirre

Spanish footballer

*December 31st, 1975, Erandio

48

Sander Schutgens

Dutch distance runner

*December 31st, 1975, Belfeld

48

Danielle George

Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering in the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE) at the University of Manchester

*December 31st, 1975, Newcastle upon Tyne

48

Yann Capet

French politician

*December 31st, 1975, Calais

48

Rob Penders

Dutch footballer

*December 31st, 1975, Zaandam

48

Toni Kuivasto

Finnish footballer

*December 31st, 1975, Tampere

48

Rami Alanko

Former Finnish ice hockey player

*December 31st, 1975, Helsinki

48

Milad Youssef

Syrian actor

*December 31st, 1975, Homs

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Who's birthday is on December 31st?

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

49

Mario Aerts

Belgian cyclist

*December 31st, 1974, Herentals

31

Manu Attri

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1992, Meerut

51

Grégory Coupet

French association football player

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

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

45

Johnny Sins

American pornographic actor, and YouTuber

*December 31st, 1978, Pittsburgh

46

Psy

South Korean singer (born 1977)

*December 31st, 1977, Gangnam District

44

Steve Byers

Canadian actor

*December 31st, 1979, Scarborough

46

Donald Trump Jr.

American businessman and reality television personality

*December 31st, 1977, Manhattan

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

38

Jan Smit

Dutch singer and TV presenter

*December 31st, 1985, Volendam

49

Veronique Cloutier

Canadian television and radio personality

*December 31st, 1974, Montreal

84

Henri Matisse

French artist (1869–1954)

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

49

Cândido Barbosa

Portuguese cyclist

*December 31st, 1974, Rebordosa

65

Bebe Neuwirth

American actress

*December 31st, 1958, Newark

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

58

Gong Li

Chinese-Singaporean actress

*December 31st, 1965, Shenyang

49

Joe Abercrombie

British fantasy writer and film editor

*December 31st, 1974, Lancaster

Same year
Born in 1975

49

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

49

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

48

Ane Dahl Torp

Norwegian actress

*August 1st, 1975, Bærum Municipality

48

Maria Thayer

American actress

*October 30th, 1975, Portland

48

Zhang Ning

Chinese female badminton player

*May 19th, 1975, Jinzhou

48

Ha Tae-kwon

South Korean badminton player

*April 30th, 1975, Jeonju

48

Kim Dong-moon

South Korean badminton player

*September 22nd, 1975, Gokseong County

48

Candra Wijaya

Badminton player

*September 16th, 1975, Cirebon City

49

Gu Jun

Badminton player

*January 3rd, 1975, Wuxi

48

Ge Fei

Chinese badminton player

*October 9th, 1975, Nantong

48

Xu Huaiwen

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1975, Guiyang

49

Tracey Hallam

English badminton player

*March 24th, 1975, Burton upon Trent

48

Jim Ronny Andersen

Badminton player

*May 4th, 1975, Songdalen Municipality

48

Sarah Hardaker

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1975, Dartford

49

Tony Gunawan

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1975, Surabaya

49

Bradley Cooper

American actor

*January 5th, 1975, Philadelphia

48

Marion Cotillard

French actress

*September 30th, 1975, Paris

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

48

Angelina Jolie

American actress (born 1975)

*June 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

48

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

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Born on December 31st, 1975
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1975 is a normal year and no leap year.

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