Page 6: Historical Events In December - 23

1947  Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs on December - 23.   

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

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

1948  Hideki Tojo, Japan PM (1941-44) & 6 Japs, hanged for war crimes at 64 on this day in history.   

1950  Vincenzo Tommasini, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1951  On December - 23 last Belgian communities get electricity   

1951  Alfreds Kalnins, composer, dies at 72 on December - 23.   

1953  Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year on December - 23.   

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

1954  On this day in history the first human kidney transplant is performed by Dr. Joseph E. Murray at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.   

1957  Test Cricket debut for Wally Grout & Bobby Simpson v S Africa on December - 23.   

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

1959  On December - 23 edward FLW Halifax, English viscount/viceroy of India, dies at 78   

1960  De Quay's Dutch govt falls on December - 23.   

1961  On this day in history kICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting   

1962  On December - 23 cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion   

1962  Cuba starts returning US prisoners from Bay of Pigs invasion on this day in history.   

1962  George Saiko, writer, dies at 70 on December - 23.   

1963  On this day in history beach Boys 1st appearance on "Shindig"   

1964  On December - 23 india & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed   

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

1966  Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program on December - 23.   

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

1967  Brussels: NATO-Council accept "Flexible Response"-strategy on December - 23.   

1967  Karen Verne, actress (Ships of Fools, Underground), dies at 49 on December - 23.   

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

1968  On this day in history borman, Lovell and Anders become first men to orbit Moon   

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 this day in history.   

1972  Earthquake destroys central Managua, Nicaragua on December - 23.   

1972  On this day in history andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, dies at 84   

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1173  On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1544  Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71) was born on December - 23.   

1548  On December - 23 birth of pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)   

1582  Severo Bonini, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0558  Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

0679  On this day in history death of dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered   

0910  Death of Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar on this day in history.   

0913  Death of Conrad of Franconia on December - 23.   

0918  Conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies on this day in history.   

1116  On December - 23 ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies   

1230  On this day in history death of berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England   

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