Historical Events
Mousetrap Sets Record
7,511th performance of Agatha Christie's play "The Mousetrap" (record) in London's West End
- A Protestant man is shot dead at his home in Belfast, North Ireland
- French author Régis Debray freed in Bolivia
- NYC World Trade Center reaches highest point (411 m)
- USSR performs nuclear test
Famous Birthdays
- Shannon Bream [DePuy], American Journalist (Fox News) Miss Virginia (1991), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
Famous Deaths
- Bessie Abramowitz Hillman, Russian-American labor leader and founder of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, dies at 71
- Charlie Ruggles, American actor (Bringing Up Baby, The Patchwork Girl of Oz), dies at 84
- Mimi Benzell, American operatic soprano (Gilda-Rigoletto), dies at 52
Died in 1970 1970 Highlights
About December 23, 1970
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 53 years, 4 months and 7 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
#1 Song: My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity - George Harrison
#1 Song: I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
