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  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  Last Belgian communities get electricity on this day in history.   

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

1957  On December - 23 test Cricket debut for Wally Grout & Bobby Simpson v S Africa   

1958  "Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 38 perfs on this day in history.   

1959  Edward FLW Halifax, English viscount/viceroy of India, dies at 78 on December - 23.   

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

1961  On December - 23 kICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting   

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

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

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

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  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  On this day in history brussels: NATO-Council accept "Flexible Response"-strategy   

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

1968  On this day in history 82 members of US intelligence ship `Pueblo' released by North Korea   

1968  On December - 23 borman, Lovell and Anders become first men to orbit Moon   

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

1969  On this day in history donald Foster, actor (Scaramouche), dies after long illness at 80   

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

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

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

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

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 23.   

1544  On December - 23 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  On this day in history birth of severo Bonini, composer   

1597  Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar on December - 23.   

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  Ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies on December - 23.   

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

1236  On December - 23 philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies