Wednesday 23 December 2015

Historical Events for 23rd December 2015


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1688 – King James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch flees to France from William of Orange
1909 – Albert I becomes the third King of the Belgians
1921 – Visva-Bharati University is inaugurated.
1941 – British troops overrun Benghazi, Libya
1945 – Pope Pius XII encyclical Orientals omnes, about Rutheense church
1957 – Test Cricket debut for Wally Grout and Bobby Simpson v South Africa
1958 – “Party with Comden and Green” opens at John Golden NYC for 38 perfs
1963 – Fire on Greek ship Laconia, 128 die
1980 – Sam Shepard’s “True West” premieres in NYC
2000 – Cricket Women’s World Cup: New Zealand defeats Australia by 4 runs

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