Historical Events In December - 23

1947  Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs on this day in history.   

1947  Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1950  Vincenzo Tommasini, composer, dies at 72 on December - 23.   

1951  Last Belgian communities get electricity on this day in history.   

1951  On December - 23 alfreds Kalnins, composer, dies at 72   

1953  Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year on December - 23.   

1953  Lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed on December - 23.   

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  "Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 38 perfs on December - 23.   

1959  Edward FLW Halifax, English viscount/viceroy of India, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history de Quay's Dutch govt falls   

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

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

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  On this day in history beach Boys 1st appearance on "Shindig"   

1964  India & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed on December - 23.   

1964  Arrigo Pedrollo, composer, dies at 86 on December - 23.   

1966  Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program on this day in history.   

1966  Hv Doderer, writer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1967  Brussels: NATO-Council accept "Flexible Response"-strategy on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history karen Verne, actress (Ships of Fools, Underground), dies at 49   

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

1968  Borman, Lovell and Anders become first men to orbit Moon on December - 23.   

1968  First US case of space motion sickness on this day in history.   

1969  On December - 23 donald Foster, actor (Scaramouche), dies after long illness at 80   

1970  On December - 23 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 this day in history.   

1972  Earthquake destroys central Managua, Nicaragua on this day in history.   

1972  On December - 23 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  Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach was born on this day in history.   

1513  On December - 23 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  On this day in history birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)   

1548  On December - 23 birth of pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)   

1582  On December - 23 birth of severo Bonini, composer   

1597  Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" was born on December - 23.   

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

0679  On December - 23 death of dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered   

0910  On December - 23 death of naum of Preslav, Bulgarian scholar   

0913  Death of Conrad of Franconia on this day in history.   

0918  Conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies on December - 23.   

1116  Ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.