Page 6: Historical Events In December - 24

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

1962  USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR on December - 24.   

1963  On December - 24 greek & Turks riot in Cyprus   

1964  On this day in history shooting begins on "The Cage" the pilot for Star Trek   

1966  On this day in history luna 13 lands on Moon   

1966  On December - 24 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  On December - 24 gaspar Cassado Moreu, composer, dies at 69   

1967  On this day in history pirate Radio Pegasus starts broadcasting off New Zealand   

1967  On this day in history china PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC   

1968  Apollo 8 astronauts read passages from Book of Genesis on this day in history.   

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

1970  Walt Disney's "The Aristocats" is released on this day in history.   

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

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  Charles Atlas, bodybuilder, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1973  Ferryboat capsized off coast of Equador, drowning 200 on this day in history.   

1974  On December - 24 cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year   

1974  Tilly Losch, actress (Duel in the Sun, Good Earth), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1975  On December - 24 bernard Herrmann, US movie composer, dies at 64   

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

1979  1st Ariane-rocket launched on December - 24.   

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

1984  On this day in history ian Hendry, actor (Assassin, Get Carter, Repulsion), dies at 53   

1986  On December - 24 french hostage Aurel Cornea, held in Lebanon for 9 months, released   

1986  On December - 24 gardner F[rancis] Fox, author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman), dies at 75   

1987  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1991  On this day in history mary Kinnear dies at age 93; appointed to the Senate 1967; one of Canada's first female senators.   

1991  On this day in history 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  Galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on this day in history.   

1167  John "without a land", king of England (1199-1216) was born on December - 24.   

1389  On December - 24 birth of john VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)   

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

1564  On December - 24 birth of abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver   

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.   

0427  On this day in history death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople   

1069  On this day in history godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies   

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

1380  On December - 24 john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies   

1453  On December - 24 john Dunstable, English composer, dies   

1524  On this day in history vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

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.