Daily Calendar for Friday, December 31, 2021
Born
- Jacques Cartier (explorer) β
- Henri Matisse (artist) β
- Jule Styne (composer) β
- Odetta (American folk singer) β
- Anthony Hopkins (actor) β
- Ben Kingsley (actor) β
- John Denver (singer) β
- Donna Summer (singer) β
- Val Kilmer (actor) β
- Nicholas Sparks (author) β
- Gabby Douglas (gymnast, Olympic gold medalist) β
Died
- Rick Nelson (singer) β
- Edward Herrmann (actor) β
- Natalie Cole (singer) β
- Pope Benedict XVI β
Events
- A window tax was imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the taxβ
- Baltimore, Maryland was incorporatedβ
- Ottawa selected by Queen Victoria as capital of Province of Canadaβ
- The cornerstone for the Iolani Palace in Honolulu, Hawaii, was laidβ
- Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians first played Auld Lang Syneβ at midnightββ
- C. B. Darrow received a patent for his Monopoly gameβ
- Entertainer Roy Rogers and actress Dale Evans were marriedβ
- Helium-filled sun shade patentedβ
- The last new Calvin and Hobbes cartoon strip was publishedβ
- An extra second, or leap second, was added to clocks worldwideβ
Weather
- Los Angeles received 7.36 inches of rain in 24 hours, causing floodingβ
- For the month of December, Kansas City, Missouri, received a total snowfall of 16.6 inches.β
- New Year’s Eve snowstorm hit the deep South: Meridian, Mississippi, received 15 inches of snowβ
- Concord, New Hampshire, set a new December snowfall record with 44.5 inches for the monthβ
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