Daily Calendar for Thursday, December 31, 2020
Born
- Jacques Cartier (explorer) –
- Henri Matisse (artist) –
- Jule Styne (composer) –
- Odetta (American folk singer) –
- Anthony Hopkins (actor) –
- Ben Kingsley (actor) –
- John Denver (singer) –
- Donna Summer (singer) –
- Val Kilmer (actor) –
- Nicholas Sparks (author) –
- Gabby Douglas (gymnast, Olympic gold medalist) –
Died
- Rick Nelson (singer) –
- Edward Herrmann (actor) –
- Natalie Cole (singer) –
Events
- A window tax was imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax–
- Baltimore, Maryland was incorporated–
- Ottawa selected by Queen Victoria as capital of Province of Canada–
- The cornerstone for the Iolani Palace in Honolulu, Hawaii, was laid–
- Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians first played Auld Lang Syne” at midnight”–
- C. B. Darrow received a patent for his Monopoly game–
- Entertainer Roy Rogers and actress Dale Evans were married–
- Helium-filled sun shade patented–
- The last new Calvin and Hobbes cartoon strip was published–
- An extra second, or leap second, was added to clocks worldwide–
Weather
- Los Angeles received 7.36 inches of rain in 24 hours, causing flooding–
- For the month of December, Kansas City, Missouri, received a total snowfall of 16.6 inches.–
- New Year’s Eve snowstorm hit the deep South: Meridian, Mississippi, received 15 inches of snow–
- Concord, New Hampshire, set a new December snowfall record with 44.5 inches for the month–
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