December 23: Van Gogh's Madness, the Partition of Ireland and London's Hansom Cab

On This Day in History December 23, 2020 Historical Events 962  Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo, recovering the tattered tunic of John the Baptist 1688  King James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch flees to France from William of Orange 1783  US General George Washington resigns his military commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Congress 1888  Vincent van Gogh cuts off his left ear with a razor, after argument with fellow painter Paul Gauguin, and sends to a prostitute for safe keeping 1920  Government of Ireland Act / Home Rule Act passed partitioning Ireland 1954  The first human kidney transplant is performed by Dr. Joseph E. Murray at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Akihito 87th Birthday Joseph Smith (1805 - 1844) Richard Arkwright (1732 - 1792) Zenobia (245) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Hideki Tojo (1884 - 1948) Oscar Peterson (1925 - 2007) More Famous Deaths December 23: Business a Rocky Road for Hansom Cab Pioneer Architect and inventor Joseph Hansom was a man of vision who somehow found it impossible to turn his great ideas into money-making ventures. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand