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December 23 Events in History - December 23 Birthdays - December 23 Deaths
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December 23, 1997 Chicago Bull's coach Phil Jackson is quickest to reach 500 wins December 23, 1997 Colorado Avalanche Jari Kurri is 8th NHLer to score 600 career goals December 23, 1997 Terry Nichols found guilty of manslaughter in Oklahoma bombing December 23, 1997 U.S. Agriculture Department estimates it costs $149,820 to raise a child to 18 December 23, 1997 Woody Allen, 62 weds Soon-Yi Previn 27, adopted daughter of Mia Farrow December 23, 1996 4 women ordained priests in Jamaica, 1st in 330-year Anglican history December 23, 1994 Baseball owners impose salary cap, fiercely opposed by players December 23, 1991 NY Daily News publisher Kevin Maxwell resigns December 23, 1990 "Lettice and Lovage" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 284 performances December 23, 1990 Slovenians vote to secede from Yugoslavia December 23, 1987 Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, serving a life sentence for attempted assassination of President Gerald R Ford escapes from Alderson Prison December 23, 1986 Rutan and Yeager make 1st around-the-world flight without refueling December 23, 1984 Viv Richards scores 208 in Test Cricket at MCG December 23, 1983 Journal Science publishes 1st report on nuclear winter December 23, 1981 Boycott becomes leading run-scorer in Test Crickets with 8033 December 23, 1980 Sam Shepard's "True West," premieres in New York City December 23, 1979 New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks December 23, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 23, 1978 Islanders scored 7 goals in 1 period against New York Rangers, Trottier scores 8 points vs Rangers, 5 goals-NHL record 6 pts in 1 period December 23, 1975 Congress passes Metric Conversion Act December 23, 1975 Peter Seitz makes Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally free agents December 23, 1974 "Good News" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 16 performances December 23, 1974 Leningrad: premier of Dmitri Sjotakovitsj' Michelangelo-liederen December 23, 1973 "Young and Restless" premieres on TV December 23, 1973 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices December 23, 1973 French Caravelle crashes in Morocco, 106 killed December 23, 1972 16 plane crash survivors rescued after 70d, survived by cannabalism December 23, 1972 6.25 Earthquake destroys central Managua Nicaragua, 10,000 die December 23, 1972 Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India vs. England at Delhi December 23, 1972 Islanders end 15 games winless streak December 23, 1972 "Immaculate Reception" Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against Raiders to win 13-7 December 23, 1970 7,511th performance of Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap" (record) December 23, 1970 French author Regis Debray freed in Bolivia December 23, 1970 NY World Trade Center reaches highest point (411 m) December 23, 1970 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test December 23, 1968 1st U.S. case of space motion sickness December 23, 1968 82 members of U.S. intelligence ship 'Pueblo' released by North Korea December 23, 1968 Borman, Lovell and Anders become 1st men to orbit Moon December 23, 1968 North Korea releases Pueblo crew December 23, 1967 Brussels: NATO-Council accept "Flexible Response"-strategy December 23, 1966 Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program December 23, 1964 India and Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed December 23, 1963 Beach Boys 1st appearance on "Shindig" December 23, 1963 Fire on Greek ship Laconia, 128 die December 23, 1962 Cuba starts returning U.S. prisoners from Bay of Pigs invasion December 23, 1962 Dallas Texans beat Houston Oilers 20-17 in AFL championship game December 23, 1961 KICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, California (IND) begins broadcasting December 23, 1961 Train accident in Italy, 70 die December 23, 1961 Fidel Castro announces Cuba will release 1,113 prisoners from failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion for $62M worth of food and medical supplies December 23, 1960 De Quay's Dutch government falls December 23, 1960 King Saudi of Saudi-Arabia takes power December 23, 1958 "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 38 performances December 23, 1958 Abdallah Ibrahim forms government of Morocco December 23, 1957 Test Cricket debut for Wally Grout and Bobby Simpson vs. South Africa December 23, 1953 Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year December 23, 1951 Last Belgian communities get electricity December 23, 1951 1st coast-to-coast televised football game (Dumont paid $75,000) Los Angeles Rams beat Cleveland Browns 24-17 in NFL championship game December 23, 1947 Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs December 23, 1946 Belgian Council of State forms December 23, 1946 Highest ridership in New York City subway history (8.8 million passengers) December 23, 1946 University of Tenn refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game December 23, 1945 Frederick Astons "Cinderella" premieres in London December 23, 1945 Pope Pius XII encyclical Orientals omnes, about Rutheense church December 23, 1944 Beginning of harsh winter December 23, 1943 1st telecast of a complete opera (Hansel and Gretel), Schenectady, New York December 23, 1943 Gen Montgomery told he is appointed commandant for D-day December 23, 1942 Allies air attack on Den Helder December 23, 1941 American forces on Wake Island surrender to Japanese December 23, 1941 British troops overrun Benghazi Libya December 23, 1941 Japan begins assault on Rangoon Burma December 23, 1940 John Van Druten's "Old Acquaintance," premieres in New York City December 23, 1939 Finnish counter offensive at Summa December 23, 1939 South Australia score 7-821 against Queensland December 23, 1938 Margaret Hamilton's costume catches fire in filming of "Wizard of Oz" December 23, 1933 Howie Morenz takes over NHL career goal lead at 251 December 23, 1933 Marinus van der Lubbe sentenced to death December 23, 1933 Train crash in Eastern Paris; 230 die December 23, 1930 Bette Davis arrives in Hollywood under contract to Universal Studios December 23, 1930 Police Bureau of Criminal Alien Investigation started in New York City December 23, 1928 NBC sets up a permanent, coast-to-coast radio network December 23, 1926 KEX-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions December 23, 1925 Sultan Ibn Saud of Nedzjed conquers Djeddah December 23, 1923 Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000 December 23, 1922 BBC Radio began daily newscasts December 23, 1922 Pope Pius XI pleas for peace: encyclical Ubi arcano December 23, 1920 Ireland divided into 2 parts, each with its own parliament December 23, 1920 King George V signs Home Rule Act December 23, 1919 1st hospital ship built to move wounded naval personnel launched December 23, 1919 Alice H Parker patents gas heating furnace December 23, 1917 3 British warships come close to Holland December 23, 1915 J Kern/S Greene's musical "Very Good Eddie," premieres in New York City December 23, 1913 President Woodrow Wilson signs Federal Reserve Act into law December 23, 1912 1st "Keystone Kops" film, titled "Hoffmeyer's Legacy" December 23, 1912 Aswan Dam in Nile begins operation December 23, 1911 Frank Wedekind's "Oaha, die Satire der Satire," premieres in Munich December 23, 1911 Opera "I Giojelli Della Madonna" is produced (Berlin) December 23, 1909 Albert becomes king of Belgians December 23, 1907 1st all-steel passengar railroad coach completed, Altoona, Pa December 23, 1899 Fieldmarshal Lord Roberts departs Southampton to South Africa December 23, 1899 Southampton: field marshal lord Roberts departures to South Africa December 23, 1899 Tentative Turkish and German treaty on construction of Baghdad railway December 23, 1894 Debussy's ballet "L'apres-midi d'un faune," premieres in Paris December 23, 1893 Opera "Hansel und Gretel" is produced (Weimar) December 23, 1888 Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh cuts off his left ear December 23, 1876 Turkey's 1st constitution proclaimed December 23, 1867 1st self-made millionairess (Sarah Breedlove-hair straightner) December 23, 1862 Union Gen Ben "Beast" Butler is proclaimed a "felon, outlaw and common enemy of mankind" by Jefferson Davis December 23, 1852 1st Chinese theater in U.S., Celestial John, opens in San Francisco December 23, 1834 Joseph Hansom of London receives patent for Hansom cabs December 23, 1832 Dutch troops in Antwerp surrender December 23, 1823 "Visit from St. Nicholas" by C Moore published in Troy (NY) Sentinel December 23, 1788 Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia December 23, 1783 Washington resigns as U.S. Army's commander-in-chief December 23, 1779 Benedict Arnold court-martialed for improper conduct December 23, 1776 Continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France December 23, 1776 Thomas Paine writes "These are the times that try men's souls" December 23, 1751 France sets plan to tax clergymen December 23, 1728 Prussian Emperor Karel VI sign Treaty of Berlin December 23, 1724 Emperor Charles VI names Maria Elisabeth land guardian of Aust Neth December 23, 1715 Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund December 23, 1690 John Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it's undiscovered December 23, 1688 English king Jacob II flees to France December 23, 1672 Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn December 23, 1620 French huguenots declare war on King Louis XIII December 23, 1569 St. Philip of Moscow martyred by Ivan the Terrible December 23, 1482 Peace of Atrecht December 23, 619 Boniface V begins his reign as Catholic Pope |