Historical Events on December 31

1147 battle during the Second Crusade

1481 agreement between member states of the Old Swiss Confederation

1775 battle between Americans and British near Quebec City, Canada

Treaty between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II

1812 part of the Argentine War of Independence

Battle of the American Civil War located in Tennessee

1877–78 battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

1942 battle between warships of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine and British ships escorting convoy JW 51B to Kola Inlet in the USSR

Dissolution of Czechoslovakia — process that led to the creation of two independent nations, the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Treaty of customs union between European Union candidate Turkey and European Union

Indonesian terrorist attack

Terrorist attack in Indonesia

2007 shooting of a Korean-American man in La Habra, California

2007 fire and explosion in Bocaue, Bulacan

Terrorism in Nigeria

Conspiracy to commit terrorist acts in and against Canada

New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany — overview about the 2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany

Mass shooting in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil

Civilian attack in Baghdad

2018 terrorist attack in Manchester, England

Landslide in Indonesia

7.3 magnitude earthquake in Maluku, Indonesia