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This is a list of selected December 31 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
New Year's Eve (Gregorian calendar) unreferenced sections
Hogmanay in Scotland refimprove section
406 – The Vandals, Alans and Suebians crossed the Rhine River to begin an invasion of Gaul. date is probable only
1225Lý Chiêu Hoàng, the only empress regnant in Vietnamese history, married Trần Thái Tông to establish the Trần dynasty, with both the bride and groom aged seven. Hook appears to be dubiously sourced and possibly inaccurate
1600 – The British East India Company was founded by a Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I. refimprove sections
1960 – The farthing, a British coin first minted in England in the 13th century, ceased to be legal tender. unreferenced section
1963 – Despite Prime Minister Roy Welensky's efforts, the Central African Federation collapsed and subsequently becoming three separate nations: Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia. primary sources
1981 – Ghanaian president Hilla Limann was deposed in a coup d'état. refimprove
1983 – Major-General Muhammadu Buhari was selected to lead Nigeria after a successful military coup d'etat that overthrew civilian President Shehu Shagari. date not cited
1994 - Two timezones of Kiribati moved west of the International Date Line, causing them to skip December 31. claim not cited
1999 – Panama assumed full control of the Panama Canal Zone from the United States, in accordance with the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties, concluding a 20-year transition period. unreferenced section; indiscriminate list
2004Taipei 101 in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan, opened to the public as the world's tallest skyscraper. unreferenced section
Diane von Fürstenberg |b|1946 many dead links
Junot Díaz |b|1968| birthday not cited

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Notes

December 31: Saint Sylvester's Day (Western Christianity)

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