Famous Birthdays
- John Kirby [Kirk], American jazz double-bassist and tuba player (Benny Goodman; "Undecided"), born in Winchester, Virginia (d. 1952)
- Marko Rothmuller, Croatian composer, born in Slavonski Brod, Croatia (d. 1993)
- Simon Wiesenthal, Jewish-Austrian holocaust survivor & Nazi hunter (Wiesenthal Center), born in Buchach, Ukraine (d. 2005)
About December 31, 1908
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 115 years, 4 months and 2 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Capricorn
