Historical Events In December - 23

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

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 December - 23.  

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

1951  On December - 23 last Belgian communities get electricity  

1951  On December - 23 alfreds Kalnins, composer, dies at 72  

1953  On this day in history dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year  

1953  Lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed on this day in history.  

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

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

1958  On this day in history "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 December - 23.  

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

1961  KICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion  

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

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

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

1964  On this day in history india & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed  

1964  Arrigo Pedrollo, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1966  On December - 23 britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program  

1966  On December - 23 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  82 members of US intelligence ship `Pueblo' released by North Korea on this day in history.  

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

1968  On this day in history first US case of space motion sickness  

1969  On December - 23 donald Foster, actor (Scaramouche), dies after long illness at 80  

1970  Charlie Ruggles, actor (Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history carlo Jachino, composer, dies at 84  

1972  On this day in history 16 plane crash survivors rescued after 70 days, survived by cannibalism  

1972  On December - 23 earthquake destroys central Managua, Nicaragua  

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

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

1174  Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach was born on this day in history.  

1513  Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577) was born on this day in history.  

1537  On December - 23 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)  

1544  On December - 23 birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)  

1548  Pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae) was born on December - 23.  

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

1597  On December - 23 birth of martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"  

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

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 December - 23.  

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

0918  On December - 23 conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies  

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

1230  On December - 23 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