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December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. It is known by a collection of names including: Saint Sylvester's Day, [1] New Year's Eve or Old Year's Day/Night, as the following day is New Year's Day. It is the last day of the year; the following day is January 1, the first day of the following year.
This is a list of selected December 31 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit.
1903 - Birth of John von Neumann, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. 1957) 1919 - Death of Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist (b. 1854) 1944 - Birth of Kary Mullis, American chemist, Nobel laureate; 1981 - The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, is born in Norfolk, Virginia; 2001 - Death of Samuel A. Goldblith, American food ...
In India, New Year's Eve is a blend of modern celebrations and traditional festivities. Metropolitans like Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Kolkata have parties, concerts, and colorful fireworks displays as part of the celebrations to attract crowds of people. Goa and Manali celebrate the day with beach parties and winter festivals.
Alanis Morrisette says December was a ‘dark’ time ... until her son was born Christmas Day ... Ever, was born on Dec. 25, 2010. ... The exact salary single people need to live comfortably in ...
Born: Naushad, Indian composer, best known for his film scores in Hindi films such as Rattan and Baiju the Insane, recipient of the Padma Bhushan, in Lucknow, British India (d. 2006 ) December 26 , 1919 (Friday)
Famous people born on Leap Day. Leap Day babies make up a small percentage of the population, but several notable people have been born on Feb. 29 in even-numbered years. Here are a few notable names:
The Grammy Award-winning musician was born on October 31, 1961. My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero was born on October 31, 1981. That means he'll turn 43 this year.