Historical Events In December - 24
Monday, 04 July 2022
1935 On December - 24 bradman scores 233 in 191 mins, SA v Queensland, 28 fours 1 six
1935 On December - 24 alban Maria Johannes Berg, composer, dies at 50
1936 1st radioactive isotope medicine administered, Berkeley, Ca on December - 24.
1937 On December - 24 dutch govt recognizes Italian king Emanuel III as emperor of Abyssinia
1939 World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace on this day in history.
1941 On this day in history 1st ships of admiral Nagumo's Pearl Harbor-fleet return to Japan
1942 First powered flight of V-1 buzz bomb, Peenemonde, Germany on this day in history.
1942 On this day in history the department of National Defence says there are now 681,615 volunteers and conscripts in the Canadian forces.
1942 1st powered flight of V-1 buzz bomb, Peenemunde, Germany on this day in history.
1942 Friedrich Klose, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1943 FDR appoints General Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces on December - 24.
1943 On December - 24 fDR appoints Gen Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces
1944 Joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1945 On December - 24 francisco Pujol, composer, dies at 67
1946 On this day in history 4th French republic established
1946 First Live Church Service Telecast on December - 24.
1948 Canada formally recognizes the state of Israel on December - 24.
1948 On this day in history first US house completely sunheated is occupied, Dover, Mass
1948 1st US house completely sunheated is occupied (Dover Mass) on this day in history.
1950 Cleveland Browns win NFL championship, beat LA 30-28 on this day in history.
1951 First televised opera (Amahl and the Night Visitor) on this day in history.
1951 On December - 24 united Kingdom of Libya gains independence from Italy via the UN
1951 1st televised opera (Amahl & Night Visitor) on December - 24.
1952 Henry A "Hans" Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist, dies at 58 on this day in history.
1953 On December - 24 2 fast express trains crash head-on killing 103 (Czechoslovakia)
1953 On December - 24 wellington-Auckland (NZ) express train swept away in flood kills 166
1954 Laos gains its independence on this day in history.
1954 Council for the Children Protection forms in Neth on December - 24.
1954 Johnny Ace, ballad singer, dies at 25 of Russian Roulette on December - 24.
1955 Nana Bryant, actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67 on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history "I Love Lucy" Christmas show airs, never put in syndication
1957 Norma Talmadge, US actress (Within the Law, Sign on Bay), dies at 60 on December - 24.
1960 Dutch bishops question papacy values on December - 24.
1961 On December - 24 houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3 in AFL championship game
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