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 December - 23.   

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  On December - 23 hideki Tojo, Japan PM (1941-44) & 6 Japs, hanged for war crimes at 64   

1950  On this day in history vincenzo Tommasini, composer, dies at 72   

1951  On December - 23 last Belgian communities get electricity   

1951  On this day in history alfreds Kalnins, composer, dies at 72   

1953  On December - 23 dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year   

1953  On this day in history lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed   

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  On this day in history test Cricket debut for Wally Grout & Bobby Simpson v S Africa   

1958  On this day in history "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  On December - 23 de Quay's Dutch govt falls   

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

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

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

1962  George Saiko, writer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1963  Beach Boys 1st appearance on "Shindig" on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1966  Hv Doderer, writer, dies at 70 on December - 23.   

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

1967  Karen Verne, actress (Ships of Fools, Underground), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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  On December - 23 first US case of space motion sickness   

1969  Donald Foster, actor (Scaramouche), dies after long illness at 80 on this day in history.   

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  Earthquake destroys central Managua, Nicaragua on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1513  On this day in history birth of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1582  On this day in history birth of severo Bonini, composer   

1597  On this day in history birth of martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"   

0558  On this day in history childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62   

0679  Death of Dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered on December - 23.   

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

0913  On December - 23 death of conrad of Franconia   

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

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  Philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies on December - 23.