Historical Events for 23rd December 2023

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619 - Boniface V begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1724 - Emperor Charles VI names Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria land guardian of the Austrian Netherlands
1834 - Joseph Hansom of London receives patent for Hansom cabs
1912 - 1st "Keystone Kops" film, entitled "Hoffmeyer's Legacy"
1921 - Gangster Carlo Gambino enters the United States as an illegal immigrant on the SS Vincenzo Florio
1946 - University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne University after they suggested they may use a black player in their basketball game
1952 - Alain Bombard arrives in Barbados after 65 days at sea proving his theory that a shipwrecked person could survive with almost no provisions, despite having lost 25 kg (65 lbs) in weight
1960 - Jan De Quay's Dutch government falls
1960 - King Saud of Saudi Arabia takes power
1975 - US Congress passes Metric Conversion Act

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