Page 6: Historical Events In December - 23

1947  On this day in history transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs   

1947  On this day in history transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs   

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

1950  Vincenzo Tommasini, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1951  Last Belgian communities get electricity on December - 23.   

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

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

1953  On December - 23 lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 23.   

1962  Cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion on December - 23.   

1962  Cuba starts returning US prisoners from Bay of Pigs invasion on December - 23.   

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

1963  On December - 23 beach Boys 1st appearance on "Shindig"   

1964  On December - 23 india & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed   

1964  Arrigo Pedrollo, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program   

1966  Hv Doderer, writer, dies at 70 on December - 23.   

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

1967  On December - 23 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 this day in history.   

1968  First US case of space motion sickness on December - 23.   

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 December - 23.   

1972  On December - 23 earthquake destroys central Managua, Nicaragua   

1972  On December - 23 andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, dies at 84   

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1173  Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.   

1174  On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach   

1513  On December - 23 birth of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577)   

1537  On December - 23 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1544  On December - 23 birth of anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)   

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  On this day in history birth of martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"   

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

0679  Death of Dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered on this day in history.   

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

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

0918  On this day in history conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies   

1116  Ivo van Chartres, French canonist/bishop of Chartres/saint, dies on December - 23.   

1230  On December - 23 death of berengaria of Navarre, queen of Richard I of England   

1236  On this day in history philippus Cancellarius, French theologist/poet (Summa Cum Laude), dies