CoM Moderators Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1660 - James II of England is named Duke of Normandy by Louis XIV of France. 1805 - End of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism 1969 - Congo-Brazzaville becomes People's republic, under major Ngouabi 1974 - Australian Open Women's Tennis: Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley retains her title; beats Martina Navratilova of Czechoslovakia 6-3, 6-2 1978 - Iran shah names Chapour Bakhtiar premier 1978 - Taiwan's final day of diplomatic relations with US 1988 - Pittsburgh NHL center Mario Lemieux accounts for all his team's goals in Penguins 8-6 win over the NJ Devils; famously scores 5 goals, each in a different way: even strength, power play, shorthanded, penalty shot and empty net; also 3 assists 1994 - This date is skipped altogether in Kiribati as the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands change time zones from UTC-11 to UTC+13 and UTC-10 to UTC+14, respectively. 1995 - "Paul Roebson" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 14 performances 2016 - Chris Ofili is appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to art More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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