First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray. Date: December 23, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres. Date: December 23, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)
Hilkka Saarinen née Pylkkänen is murdered in the so-called "oven homicide" case in Krootila, Kokemäki, Finland. Date: December 23, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea. Date: December 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially becomes a one-party state. Date: December 23, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 417 metres (1,368 ft), making it the tallest building in the world. Date: December 23, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day…
The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, surviving by cannibalism. Date: December 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000. Date: December 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Immaculate Reception is caught by Franco Harris to win the Pittsburgh Steelers their first ever playoff victory, after defeating the Oakland Raiders. Date: December 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
Alitalia Flight 4128 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea while on approach to Falcone Borsellino Airport in Palermo, Italy, killing 108. Date: December 23, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)