December 31st, 1977

Born on December 31st, 1977

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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, 1977

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

46

Marta Hazas

Spanish actress and model

*December 31st, 1977, England

46

Audrey Dussutour

Researcher

*December 31st, 1977, Rodez

46

Ali Kamel Sid El Hadj

Algerian association football player

*December 31st, 1977, Oran

46

Charline Vanhoenacker

Belgian journalist and humorist

*December 31st, 1977, La Louvière

46

Wardy Alfaro

Costa Rican footballer

*December 31st, 1977, Alajuela

46

Jimena Hoyos

Colombian actress

*December 31st, 1977, Bogotá

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

31

Manu Attri

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1992, Meerut

45

Johnny Sins

American pornographic actor

*December 31st, 1978, Pittsburgh

44

Steve Byers

Canadian actor

*December 31st, 1979, Scarborough

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

51

Grégory Coupet

French association football player

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

49

Mario Aerts

Belgian cyclist

*December 31st, 1974, Herentals

38

Jan Smit

Dutch singer and TV presenter

*December 31st, 1985, Volendam

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

84

Henri Matisse

French artist (1869–1954)

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

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

Veronique Cloutier

Canadian television and radio personality

*December 31st, 1974, Montreal

42

Francisco García

Dominican Republic basketball player

*December 31st, 1981, Santo Domingo

47

Kader Ayd

French actor and film director

*December 31st, 1976, Nanterre

65

Ferdinand Noack

German classical archaeologist and classical philologist (1865-1931)

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

88

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

King of Saudi Arabia since 2015

*December 31st, 1935, Riyadh

Same year
Born in 1977

46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

46

Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich

46

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

46

Emmanuel Macron

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

*December 21st, 1977, Amiens

46

Vanessa Trump

American model and actress

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

46

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

46

Paul Kalkbrenner

German electronic musician

*June 11th, 1977, Leipzig

46

Ji Xinpeng

Chinese badminton player

*December 30th, 1977, Shashi District

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

46

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

46

Pernille Harder

Badminton player

*September 3rd, 1977, Odder Municipality

46

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

46

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

46

Dave McCullen

Musician, music producer

*December 28th, 1977, Bonheiden

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Claudia Hiersche

German actress

*February 22nd, 1977, Frankfurt (Oder)

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

46

Anthony Clark

English badminton player

*November 1st, 1977, Derby

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Born on December 31st, 1977
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1977 is a normal year and no leap year.

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