On December 31st:
1879 - Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time.
1904 - The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square, then known as Longacre Square, in New York, New York.
1946 - President Harry Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.
The following people were born:
- 1869 - Henri Matisse, French painter and graphic artist (d. 1954)
- 1937 - Anthony Hopkins, Welsh actor
The following person died:
1384 - John Wycliffe, English theologian and Bible translator
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