Day of the year
December 31
Born on December 31? You're a Capricorn with the Turquoise birthstone.
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December 31 Zodiac Sign
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
Element: Earth
disciplinedresponsibleambitiouspatientresourceful
Birthstone
Turquoise
Birth Flower
Narcissus
Season
Winter
Numerology 7
A number of introspection, wisdom, and the search for truth.
December 31: This Day in History
- 1695— England imposed a window tax, leading many homeowners to brick up their windows to avoid the levy.
- 1857— Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada.
- 1879— Thomas Edison gave the first public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb, illuminating the streets of Menlo Park, New Jersey.
- 1968— The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 became the world's first commercial supersonic transport aircraft to fly, beating Concorde by two months.
- 1999— The United States formally transferred control of the Panama Canal to Panama.
Famous Birthdays on December 31
- Anthony Hopkins (1937) — welsh actor
- Val Kilmer (1959) — actor
- Psy (1977) — south korean singer known for gangnam style
- Henri Matisse (1869) — french modernist painter
- John Denver (1943) — country-folk singer-songwriter
What Happens on December 31?
New Year's Eve (celebrated globally)
Did You Know? December 31 Fun Facts
- Thomas Edison's public demonstration of the light bulb on December 31, 1879 drew crowds from across the region to Menlo Park to witness the 'miracle' of electric light.
- New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square, New York began in 1907; the famous ball drop has only been canceled twice — in 1942 and 1943 due to wartime blackouts.
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