* 1949 – At midnight 26 Irish counties officially leave the British Commonwealth.

At last, however, Marlborough called a halt to the pursuit shortly after midnight near Meldert, from the field.

At midnight on 5 November, Thomas ' breathing became more difficult and his face turned blue.

At the stroke of midnight the Paschal celebration itself begins, consisting of Paschal Matins, Paschal Hours, and Paschal Divine Liturgy.

At higher latitudes in summer, when the sun does not sink below the horizon, a day is counted from midday to midday, and in the winter, when the sun does not rise above the horizon, from midnight to midnight.

At right is displayed the web color midnight blue.

At midnight on New Year's Eve 1929, Nehru hoisted the tricolour flag of India upon the banks of the Ravi in Lahore.

At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.

At the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, Luthor sets in motion a calculated plot to discredit Supernova, a new hero who has taken over defending Metropolis in Superman's absence.

At four minutes past midnight of 6 September, one of them ( likely Issa ) turned on the hostages in the eastern helicopter and fired at them with a Kalashnikov assault rifle from point-blank range.

At five past midnight ( CET ) on 18 October, the plane was stormed in a seven-minute assault by the GSG 9, an elite unit of the German federal police.

At around midnight, white rioters again assembled outside the courthouse, this time in smaller but more determined numbers.

At the same Turnmills gig, the Brothers also played a previously unreleased song at midnight to welcome 2007, which went down well with the crowd.

At midnight on 28 February 1994 South Africa formally transferred sovereignty over Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands to Namibia.

: At midnight sharp came Allan in

At midnight on November 2, the people light candles and ride winged boats called mariposas ( butterflies ) to Janitzio, an island in the middle of the lake where there is a cemetery, to honor and celebrate the lives of the dead there.

At midnight General Dietrich Kraiss, commander of the 352nd division, reporting the total loss of men and equipment in the coastal positions, advised that he had sufficient forces to contain the Americans on D + 1 but that he would need reinforcements thereafter, only to be told that there were no more reserves available.

At midnight on 10 August 1945, two Army lieutenant colonels arbitrarily selected the 38th parallel as the dividing line, and the division of the peninsula into military occupation zones was agreed by the two superpowers — a northern zone administered by the Soviet Union and a southern zone administered by the United States.

At midnight on 20 July 1947, the Dutch launched a major military offensive called Operatie Product, with the intent of conquering the Republic.

At midnight in the warehouse, Strutt is trying to sell the heroin to Leon when he realizes who Leon is and why Leon is working against him.

At this first ball, Cinderella remembers to leave before midnight.

At midnight the devil Chernabog summons evil spirits and restless souls from their graves.

:< span style =" font-size: 90 %"> There from thy daughter, sister, wife, At midnight drain the stream of life ; Yet loathe the banquet which perforce Must feed thy livid living corse: Thy victims ere they yet expire Shall know the demon for their sire, As cursing thee, thou cursing them, Thy flowers are withered on the stem .</ span >

At each end is a goal 2. 14 m ( 7 feet ) high and 3. 66 m ( 12 ft ) wide measured from the inner sides of the posts and crossbar, and an approximately semi-circular area 14. 63 m ( 16 yd ) from the goal known as the shooting circle ( or D or arc ), bounded by a solid line, with a dotted line 5 m ( 5 yd 6 in — this marking was not established until after metric conversion ) from that, as well as lines across the field 22. 90 m ( 25 yd ) from each end-line ( generally referred to as the 23 m lines ) and in the center of the field.

At his explicit request, there is no headstone marking his grave.

* 2001 – At exactly 01: 46: 40 UTC, the Unix billenium is reached, marking the beginning of the use of 10-digit decimal Unix timestamps.

At the ceremony marking the opening of a liquefied natural gas production plant built as part of the Sakhalin-2 project.

At the onset of the Chilean War of Independence, the First Government Junta was proclaimed on 18 September 1810, marking Chile's first step toward independence.

At a 1997 ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Blacklist, the Guild's president made this statement:

At the end the Glorious Revolution in 1688, the new king and queen, William and Mary agreed to abolish nearly all remaining monopolies and signed the English Bill of Rights 1689 and eliminated the hearth tax marking a new level co-operation and power sharing between the Parliament and the English monarchs.

At a Civil Rights rally marking the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Gregory criticized the United States, calling it " the most dishonest, ungodly, unspiritual nation that ever existed in the history of the planet.

At the same time, however, the United Nations statement marking the tenth anniversary of the Declaration noted the fragility of press freedom in the face of political violence or authoritarianism.

At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, four events in rowing were contested, marking the introduction of the sport to the Olympic program.

At the end of the 16th century, the important fresco cycle of The Loves of the Gods in the Farnese Gallery was carried out by the Bolognese painter Annibale Carracci, marking the beginning of two divergent trends in painting during the 17th century, the Roman High Baroque and Classicism.

At, runners cross the Pulaski Bridge, marking the halfway point of the race and the entrance into Long Island City, Queens.

At a New Year's Eve party at Jack's house marking the year 1980, he shoots both her and her lover, then turns the gun on himself.

At Melbourne's foundation, John Batman set up his home on Batman's Hill at Docklands, marking the westernmost point of the settlement.

At the age of sixteen, he appeared in Boy and Bicycle, a short film marking the directorial debut of his then 23-year-old brother Ridley.

At present, the only stone marking their burial places says " The Goodricke Vault.

At Cair Paravel, she is crowned to the Glistening Eastern Sea as Her Majesty Queen Lucy by Aslan to the throne as co-ruler of Narnia, this marking the fulfilling of the ancient prophecy and the end of the White Witch's reign.

At exit 73, all traffic along the expressway is diverted onto a ramp leading to eastbound CR 58, marking the east end of the route.

At sundown the keeper lit a kerosene oil lamp magnified by a catoptric reflector ( a silver-plated mirror ) creating the red beacon light marking the eastern entrance to St. Margarets Bay.

At the end of the opening episode of that serial, Barbara becomes separated from her fellow travellers and is, an iconic cliffhanger, threatened by an unseen creature with a metal arm, marking the first appearance of a Dalek.

At the Pyroil 500, he competed against his brothers Mike and Rusty, marking the first time since Bob, Fonty, and Tim Flock raced that three brothers competed in the same race.

At this time, several member companies also announced upcoming availability of Liberty-enabled products, marking very rapid release and deployment of open specifications developed by a consortium like the Liberty Alliance.

At the end of each round, all the cards on the table are turned over, returned to players and counted, using the distinctive marking on the reverse side unique to each player.

At the events marking the announcement of Gordon Brown as NYU's first Global Distinguished Leader in Residence in December 2010, he discussed the Global Network University concept at length.