December 31
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1864 – Astronomer Robert Grant Aitken is born. He specialized in the study of "double stars", of which he discovered more than 3,000.
2009 – Both a "blue moon" and a lunar eclipse occur occur on this date this year.
2409 – Derrick Grant is assigned as commanding officer of the USS Gettysburg, BC-1863.