Historical Events In December - 24

1961  On December - 24 guy de Lioncourt, composer, dies at 76   

1962  USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR on this day in history.   

1963  Greek & Turks riot in Cyprus on this day in history.   

1964  Shooting begins on "The Cage" the pilot for Star Trek on December - 24.   

1966  Luna 13 lands on Moon on this day in history.   

1966  USAF C144 military charter crashes near Binh Thai Vietnam kills 129 on December - 24.   

1966  On this day in history "Joyful Noise" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 12 perfs   

1966  On this day in history gaspar Cassado Moreu, composer, dies at 69   

1967  Pirate Radio Pegasus starts broadcasting off New Zealand on December - 24.   

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

1970  On December - 24 walt Disney's "The Aristocats" is released   

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

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  On this day in history charles Atlas, bodybuilder, dies at 79   

1973  Ferryboat capsized off coast of Equador, drowning 200 on December - 24.   

1974  Cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year on this day in history.   

1974  On December - 24 tilly Losch, actress (Duel in the Sun, Good Earth), dies at 70   

1975  On this day in history bernard Herrmann, US movie composer, dies at 64   

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

1979  On December - 24 1st Ariane-rocket launched   

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 December - 24.   

1980  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history gardner F[rancis] Fox, author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman), dies at 75   

1987  On December - 24 john M "Joop" de Uyl, Dutch social-dem premier (1973-77), dies at 68   

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

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

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

1991  On December - 24 mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Soviet Union   

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  On this day in history birth of john "without a land", king of England (1199-1216)   

1389  John VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442) was born on December - 24.   

1475  On December - 24 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  Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567) was born on December - 24.   

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

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on December - 24.   

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

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

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on this day in history.   

1524  Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 on December - 24.   

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

1548  On this day in history maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies