Page 6: Historical Events In December - 23

1947  On December - 23 transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs   

1947  Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs on this day in history.   

1948  On December - 23 former Japanese prime minister is executed along with six other top Japanese leaders for their war crimes during World War II   

1948  Hideki Tojo, Japan PM (1941-44) & 6 Japs, hanged for war crimes at 64 on December - 23.   

1950  Vincenzo Tommasini, composer, dies at 72 on December - 23.   

1951  On this day in history last Belgian communities get electricity   

1951  Alfreds Kalnins, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1953  Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year on this day in history.   

1953  Lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed on December - 23.   

1954  The first human kidney transplant is performed by Dr. Joseph E. Murray at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts on December - 23.   

1957  Test Cricket debut for Wally Grout & Bobby Simpson v S Africa on this day in history.   

1958  On December - 23 "Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 38 perfs   

1959  Edward FLW Halifax, English viscount/viceroy of India, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1960  On December - 23 de Quay's Dutch govt falls   

1961  KICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting on December - 23.   

1962  Cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion on December - 23.   

1962  Cuba starts returning US prisoners from Bay of Pigs invasion on December - 23.   

1962  On December - 23 george Saiko, writer, dies at 70   

1963  On December - 23 beach Boys 1st appearance on "Shindig"   

1964  India & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history arrigo Pedrollo, composer, dies at 86   

1966  On this day in history britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program   

1966  On this day in history hv Doderer, writer, dies at 70   

1967  Brussels: NATO-Council accept "Flexible Response"-strategy on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history karen Verne, actress (Ships of Fools, Underground), dies at 49   

1968  On December - 23 82 members of US intelligence ship `Pueblo' released by North Korea   

1968  Borman, Lovell and Anders become first men to orbit Moon on December - 23.   

1968  First US case of space motion sickness on December - 23.   

1969  Donald Foster, actor (Scaramouche), dies after long illness at 80 on December - 23.   

1970  On this day in history charlie Ruggles, actor (Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 84   

1971  Carlo Jachino, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1972  16 plane crash survivors rescued after 70 days, survived by cannibalism on December - 23.   

1972  On this day in history earthquake destroys central Managua, Nicaragua   

1972  Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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1173  Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.   

1174  On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach   

1513  Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577) was born on December - 23.   

1537  On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1544  On this day in history birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)   

1548  On this day in history birth of pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)   

1582  Severo Bonini, composer was born on December - 23.   

1597  Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" was born on December - 23.   

0558  On December - 23 childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62   

0679  Death of Dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered on this day in history.   

0910  On this day in history death of naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar   

0913  Death of Conrad of Franconia on this day in history.   

0918  On this day in history conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies   

1116  On this day in history ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies   

1230  Death of Berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England on this day in history.   

1236  On this day in history philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies