Page 5: Historical Events In December - 24

1935  Bradman scores 233 in 191 mins, SA v Queensland, 28 fours 1 six on this day in history.   

1935  Alban Maria Johannes Berg, composer, dies at 50 on December - 24.   

1936  1st radioactive isotope medicine administered, Berkeley, Ca on this day in history.   

1937  Dutch govt recognizes Italian king Emanuel III as emperor of Abyssinia on December - 24.   

1939  On December - 24 world War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.   

1941  On this day in history 1st ships of admiral Nagumo's Pearl Harbor-fleet return to Japan   

1942  First powered flight of V-1 buzz bomb, Peenemonde, Germany on December - 24.   

1942  The department of National Defence says there are now 681,615 volunteers and conscripts in the Canadian forces on this day in history.   

1942  On December - 24 1st powered flight of V-1 buzz bomb, Peenemunde, Germany   

1942  On December - 24 friedrich Klose, composer, dies at 80   

1943  On December - 24 fDR appoints General Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces   

1943  FDR appoints Gen Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces on December - 24.   

1944  Joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1945  Francisco Pujol, composer, dies at 67 on December - 24.   

1946  4th French republic established on December - 24.   

1946  First Live Church Service Telecast on December - 24.   

1948  On this day in history canada formally recognizes the state of Israel.   

1948  First US house completely sunheated is occupied, Dover, Mass on this day in history.   

1948  1st US house completely sunheated is occupied (Dover Mass) on December - 24.   

1950  Cleveland Browns win NFL championship, beat LA 30-28 on this day in history.   

1951  First televised opera (Amahl and the Night Visitor) on this day in history.   

1951  United Kingdom of Libya gains independence from Italy via the UN on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history 1st televised opera (Amahl & Night Visitor)   

1952  On December - 24 henry A "Hans" Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist, dies at 58   

1953  2 fast express trains crash head-on killing 103 (Czechoslovakia) on this day in history.   

1953  On December - 24 wellington-Auckland (NZ) express train swept away in flood kills 166   

1954  Laos gains its independence on December - 24.   

1954  On this day in history council for the Children Protection forms in Neth   

1954  Johnny Ace, ballad singer, dies at 25 of Russian Roulette on December - 24.   

1955  On December - 24 nana Bryant, actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67   

1956  On this day in history "I Love Lucy" Christmas show airs, never put in syndication   

1957  Norma Talmadge, US actress (Within the Law, Sign on Bay), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1960  On December - 24 dutch bishops question papacy values   

1961  On this day in history houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3 in AFL championship game   

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0003  On this day in history birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1167  John "without a land", king of England (1199-1216) was born on December - 24.   

1389  John VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.   

1475  On this day in history birth of thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537)   

1491  Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556) was born on December - 24.   

1508  On December - 24 birth of pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567)   

1564  On December - 24 birth of abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver   

1588  On this day in history birth of constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631)   

0427  On this day in history death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople   

1069  On December - 24 godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on this day in history.   

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on December - 24.   

1453  On December - 24 john Dunstable, English composer, dies   

1524  Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1541  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1548  On this day in history maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies