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1947  Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs.   

1948  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) and 6 Japs, hanged for war crimes at 64.   

1950  Vincenzo Tommasini, composer, dies at 72   

1951  Last Belgian communities get electricity   

1951  Alfreds Kalnins, composer, dies at 72   

1953  In this year, Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam claims NL Rookie of Year.   

1953  Lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed   

1954  The inaugural 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 and Bobby Simpson v S Africa.   

1958  "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 38 perfs.   

1959  Edward FLW Halifax, English viscount/viceroy of India, dies at 78.   

1960  De Quay's Dutch govt falls.   

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

1962  In this year, Cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion.   

1962  In this year, Cuba starts returning US prisoners from Bay of Pigs invasion   

1962  George Saiko, writer, dies at 70   

1963  Beach Boys 1st appearance on "Shindig".   

1964  India and Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4850 killed   

1964  Arrigo Pedrollo, composer, dies at 86   

1966  Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program.   

1966  Hv Doderer, writer, dies at 70.   

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

1967  Karen Verne, actress (Ships of Fools, Underground), dies at 49.   

1968  82 members of US intelligence ship `Pueblo' released by North Korea   

1968  Borman, Lovell and Anders become inaugural men to orbit Moon   

1968  inaugural US case of space motion sickness.   

1969  Donald Foster, actor (Scaramouche), dies after long illness at 80   

1970  Charlie Ruggles, actor (Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 84.   

1971  Carlo Jachino, composer, dies at 84   

1972  16 plane crash survivors rescued after 70 days, survived by cannibalism.   

1972  Earthquake destroys central Managua, Nicaragua.   

1972  Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, dies at 84.   

1973  "The Young and the Restless" premiers on TV   

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1173  Louis i: Duke of bavaria   

1174  Louis i: Duke of wittelsbach   

1513  Thomas smith: English diplomat and scholar   

1537  King john iii of sweden: King john iii of sweden (d. 1592)   

1544  Anna: Duchess of saxson/wife of prince willem of orange (1561-71)   

1548  Pieter c bockenberg: Historian (annales hollandiae et zeelandiae)   

1582  Severo bonini: Composer   

1597  Martin opitz: Germany, poet "father of modern german poetry"   

0558  Death of Childebert: King of france (511-58),   

0679  Death of Dagobert ii: King of austrasia (676-679), murdered   

0910  Death of Naum of preslav: Bulgarian scholar   

0913  Conrad of franconia: Conrad of franconia   

0918  Conrad i: East frankish/german king (911-18),   

1116  Ivo van chartres: French canonist/bishop of chartres/saint,   

1230  Berengaria of navarre: Queen of richard i of england   

1236  Death of Philippus cancellarius: French theologist/poet (summa cum laude),