Historical Events In December - 24

1961  On this day in history guy de Lioncourt, composer, dies at 76   

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 this day in history 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 December - 24.   

1967  Pirate Radio Pegasus starts broadcasting off New Zealand on this day in history.   

1967  On December - 24 china PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC   

1968  On this day in history apollo 8 astronauts read passages from Book of Genesis   

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

1970  Walt Disney's "The Aristocats" is released on December - 24.   

1970  On this day in history 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 December - 24.   

1972  On December - 24 charles Atlas, bodybuilder, dies at 79   

1973  On December - 24 ferryboat capsized off coast of Equador, drowning 200   

1974  On this day in history cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year   

1974  Tilly Losch, actress (Duel in the Sun, Good Earth), dies at 70 on December - 24.   

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

1976  Victor Stanitsin, actor (War & Peace, Jubilee), dies at 79 on December - 24.   

1979  On this day in history 1st Ariane-rocket launched   

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

1980  On December - 24 americans remembered Iran hostages by shining lights for 417 seconds   

1980  On December - 24 alec Lafayette Chew Wilder, composer, dies at 73   

1984  On December - 24 ian Hendry, actor (Assassin, Get Carter, Repulsion), dies at 53   

1986  French hostage Aurel Cornea, held in Lebanon for 9 months, released on December - 24.   

1986  Gardner F[rancis] Fox, author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman), dies at 75 on December - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history saddam says Israel will be Iraq's main target   

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

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  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  On this day in history birth of ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556)   

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

1564  Abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver was born on December - 24.   

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

0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on this day in history.   

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

1257  On this day in history death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)   

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on this day in history.   

1453  On this day in history 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 December - 24.   

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on December - 24.