Page 6: Historical Events In December - 23

1947  Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs on December - 23.   

1947  On December - 23 transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs   

1948  On this day in history former Japanese prime minister is executed along with six other top Japanese leaders for their war crimes during World War II   

1948  On this day in history hideki Tojo, Japan PM (1941-44) & 6 Japs, hanged for war crimes at 64   

1950  On this day in history vincenzo Tommasini, composer, dies at 72   

1951  On December - 23 last Belgian communities get electricity   

1951  Alfreds Kalnins, composer, dies at 72 on December - 23.   

1953  On December - 23 dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year   

1953  Lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed on this day in history.   

1954  The first human kidney transplant is performed by Dr. Joseph E. Murray at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts on December - 23.   

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 December - 23.   

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

1961  On this day in history kICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting   

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

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

1962  George Saiko, writer, dies at 70 on December - 23.   

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  On this day in history hv Doderer, writer, dies at 70   

1967  Brussels: NATO-Council accept "Flexible Response"-strategy on December - 23.   

1967  On December - 23 karen Verne, actress (Ships of Fools, Underground), dies at 49   

1968  On December - 23 82 members of US intelligence ship `Pueblo' released by North Korea   

1968  Borman, Lovell and Anders become first men to orbit Moon on this day in history.   

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  Charlie Ruggles, actor (Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 84 on December - 23.   

1971  Carlo Jachino, composer, dies at 84 on December - 23.   

1972  16 plane crash survivors rescued after 70 days, survived by cannibalism on this day in history.   

1972  Earthquake destroys central Managua, Nicaragua on December - 23.   

1972  Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, dies at 84 on December - 23.   

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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 December - 23.   

1513  On this day in history 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  Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71) was born on December - 23.   

1548  On this day in history birth of pieter C Bockenberg, historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae)   

1582  Severo Bonini, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0558  Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Conrad of Franconia on this day in history.   

0918  On December - 23 conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies   

1116  On this day in history ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies   

1230  Death of Berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England on December - 23.   

1236  Philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies on December - 23.