Page 6: Historical Events In December - 24

1961  Guy de Lioncourt, composer, dies at 76 on December - 24.   

1962  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR   

1963  On December - 24 greek & Turks riot in Cyprus   

1964  Shooting begins on "The Cage" the pilot for Star Trek on this day in history.   

1966  On December - 24 luna 13 lands on Moon   

1966  On this day in history uSAF C144 military charter crashes near Binh Thai Vietnam kills 129   

1966  On December - 24 "Joyful Noise" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 12 perfs   

1966  Gaspar Cassado Moreu, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1967  On December - 24 pirate Radio Pegasus starts broadcasting off New Zealand   

1967  China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC on this day in history.   

1968  Apollo 8 astronauts read passages from Book of Genesis on December - 24.   

1970  On this day in history 9 Jews are convicted in Lenningrad of hijacking a plane   

1970  On this day in history walt Disney's "The Aristocats" is released   

1970  On December - 24 9 Jews are convicted in Leningrad of hijacking a plane   

1971  Peruvian Airlines Electra crashes at headwaters of Amazon, killing all except Juliane Margaret Koepcke found 10 days later on this day in history.   

1972  Charles Atlas, bodybuilder, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1973  Ferryboat capsized off coast of Equador, drowning 200 on this day in history.   

1974  Cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year on December - 24.   

1974  On this day in history tilly Losch, actress (Duel in the Sun, Good Earth), dies at 70   

1975  Bernard Herrmann, US movie composer, dies at 64 on December - 24.   

1976  On December - 24 victor Stanitsin, actor (War & Peace, Jubilee), dies at 79   

1979  1st Ariane-rocket launched on December - 24.   

1979  Dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken)/sect-gen NATO, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1980  Americans remembered Iran hostages by shining lights for 417 seconds on this day in history.   

1980  Alec Lafayette Chew Wilder, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1984  Ian Hendry, actor (Assassin, Get Carter, Repulsion), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1986  French hostage Aurel Cornea, held in Lebanon for 9 months, released on this day in history.   

1986  On December - 24 gardner F[rancis] Fox, author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman), dies at 75   

1987  John M "Joop" de Uyl, Dutch social-dem premier (1973-77), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1989  Panama's dictator, Manual Noriega seeks asylum at the Vatican embassy on December - 24.   

1990  Saddam says Israel will be Iraq's main target on December - 24.   

1991  On December - 24 mary Kinnear dies at age 93; appointed to the Senate 1967; one of Canada's first female senators.   

1991  Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Soviet Union on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history walter Hudson, 1,025 lb man, dies at 46   

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0003  Galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on this day in history.   

1167  On December - 24 birth of john "without a land", king of England (1199-1216)   

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

1475  Thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

1491  Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556) was born on this day in history.   

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

1564  Abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver was born on this day in history.   

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

0427  On December - 24 death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople   

1069  Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.   

1257  On December - 24 death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)   

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

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

1524  On December - 24 vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

1541  On December - 24 andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on this day in history.