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January 23 Gregorian calendar . There are 342 days remaining until the end of the year (343 in leap years ).
Events [ ] 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor.1368 - In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor , initiating Ming Dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries.1510 - Henry VIII of England , then 18 years old, appears incognito in the lists at Richmond , and is applauded for his jousting before he reveals his identity.1533 - Anne Boleyn , mistress of Henry VIII of England , discovers herself pregnant.1546 - Having published nothing for eleven years, Francois Rabelais brings out his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel : the Tiers Livre .1556 - The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake , hits Shaanxi province, China . The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.1570 - The assassination of regent James Stewart throws Scotland into civil war .1571 - The Royal Exchange opens in London .1579 - The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands .1656 - Blaise Pascal published the first of his Lettres provinciales 1719 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire .1789 - Georgetown College becomes the first Roman Catholic college in the United States (Washington ).1793 - Russia and Prussia partition Poland .1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Medical Institute of Geneva , becoming the United States ' first woman doctor.1855 - The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis , a crossing made today by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge .1870 - In Montana , U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Indians , mostly women and children, in the Marias Massacre .1879 - Anglo-Zulu War : Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.1897 - Elva Zona Heaster found dead in Greenbrier County , West Virginia . The resulting murder trial of her husband was perhaps the only case in United States history where the alleged testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction.1899 - Emilio Aguinaldo was sworn in as President of the First Philippine Republic .1904 - Ålesund Fire : Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil architecture.1907 - Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American US Senator .1912 - The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague .1920 - The Netherlands refuses to surrender ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies .1924 - Bal Thackeray - The leader of Indian Politician Party Shiv Sena was born1937 - In Moscow , 17 leading Communists go on trial accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin 's regime and assassinate its leaders.1941 - Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler .1943 - World War II : British forces capture Tripoli in Libya from the Nazis .1943 - Jewish-led Warsaw Ghetto Uprising .
1943 - World War II : Australian and American forces finally defeat the Japanese army in Papua . This turning point in the Pacific War marks the beginning of the end of Japanese aggression.
1943 - Duke Ellington plays at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time.
1945 - World War II : Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal .1950 - The Knesset passes a resolution that states Jerusalem is the capital of Israel .1960 - The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 m (35,798 feet)in the Pacific Ocean .1964 - The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution , prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.1968 - North Korea seizes the USS Pueblo , claiming the ship violated their territorial waters while spying.1973 - President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam .1973 - A volcanic eruption devastates Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar chain of islands off the south coast of Iceland .
1978 - Sweden becomes the first nation in the world to ban aerosol sprays , believed to be damaging to earth's protective ozone layer .1985 - O.J. Simpson becomes the first Heisman Trophy winner elected to the Football Hall of Fame .1986 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Chuck Berry , James Brown , Ray Charles , Fats Domino , Everly Brothers , Buddy Holly , Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley .1996 - The first version of the Java programming language is released.1997 - Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State .2001 - 7 people, allegedly Falun Gong followers, attempted to set themselves on fire in Tiananmen Square . (known as Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident )2002 - "American Taliban " John Walker Lindh returns to the United States under FBI custody.2002 - Reporter Daniel Pearl is kidnapped -- and subsequently murdered -- in Karachi , Pakistan .
2006 - After over 12 years of Liberal Party rule, Stephen Harper 's Conservative Party wins the most seats in the Canadian federal election . Harper becomes the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada with a minority government , assuming office February 6 .Births [ ] 1350 - Vincent Ferrer , Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419 )1688 - Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741 )1719 - John Landen , English mathematician (d. 1790 )1745 - William Jessop , English canal engineer (d. 1814 )1783 - Stendhal , French writer (d. 1842 )1786 - Auguste de Montferrand , French architect (d. 1858 )1813 - Camilla Collett , Norwegian writer and feminist (d. 1895 )1827 - Takamori Saigo , Samurai, leader of Satsuma rebellion (d. 1877 )1832 - Edouard Manet , French artist (d. 1883 )1840 - Ernst Abbe , German physicist (d. 1905 )1857 - Andrija Mohorovičić , Croatian seismologist (d. 1936 )1862 - David Hilbert , German mathematician (d. 1943 )1872 - Goce Delchev , Bulgarian revolutionary from Macedonia (d. 1903 )1872 - Paul Langevin , French physicist (d. 1946 )
1872 - Joze Plečnik , Slovenian architect (d. 1957 )
1876 - Otto Diels , German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1954 )1884 - Ralph DePalma , Italian-born race car driver (d. 1956 )1888 - Leadbelly , American blues and folk musician (d. 1949 )1896 - Charlotte (d. 1985 )1897 - Subhas Chandra Bose , Indian independence fighter (d. 1945 )1897 - Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky , Austrian architect (d. 2000 )
1897 - Sir William Samuel Stephenson , Canadian soldier, W.W.II codename, Intrepid. Inspiration for James Bond. (d. 1989 )
1898 - Sergei Eisenstein , Russian film director (d. 1948 )1898 - Randolph Scott , American actor (d. 1987 )
1898 - Freda Utley , British scholar and author (d. 1978 )
1899 - Glen Kidston , British aviator and racing driver (d. 1931 )1900 - William Ifor Jones , Welsh conductor and organist (d. 1988 )1903 - Jorge Eliécer Gaitán , Colombian politician (d. 1948 )1907 - Dan Duryea , American actor (d. 1968 )1907 - Hideki Yukawa , Japanese physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1981 )
1910 - Django Reinhardt , Belgian guitarist (d. 1953 )1915 - Arthur Lewis , British economist, Nobel laureate (d. 1991 )1915 - Potter Stewart , U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1985 )
1918 - Gertrude B. Elion , American scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1999 )1919 - Hans Hass , Austrian zoologist and underwater scientist1919 - Ernie Kovacs , American comedian (d. 1962 )
1919 - Bob Paisley , English Football player and manager. (d. 1996 )1923 - Cot Deal , major league baseball player and coach1923 - Walter M. Miller , American writer (d. 1996 )
1927 - Lars-Eric Lindblad , Swedish-American entrepreneur and explorer (d. 1994 )1928 - Chico Carrasquel , Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2005 )1928 - Jeanne Moreau , French actress
1929 - John Charles Polanyi , Canadian chemist, Nobel laureate 1929 - Patriarch Filaret of Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate
1930 - Derek Walcott , West Indian writer, Nobel laureate 1930 - Teresa Żylis-Gara , Polish singer
1933 - Chita Rivera , Puerto Rican actress and dancer1934 - Pierre Bourgault , Quebec politician and essayist (d. 2003 )1936 - Jerry Kramer , American football player1938 - Shohei Baba , Japanese professional wrestler (d. 1999 )1938 - Georg Baselitz , German painter and sculptor
1939 - Sonny Chiba , Japanese actor and martial artist1939 - Arlene Golonka , American actress
1940 - Johnny Russell , American country singer and songwriter (d. 2001 )1943 - Gil Gerard , American actor1943 - Millie Jackson , American singer
1943 - Gary Burton , American jazz vibraphonist
1944 - Rutger Hauer , Dutch actor1945 - Mike Harris , Canadian politician, Premier of Ontario 1946 - Arnoldo Alemán , ex-president of Nicaragua1947 - Thomas R. Carper , American politician.1947 - Megawati Sukarnoputri , 5th President of Indonesia
1948 - Anita Pointer , American singer (Pointer Sisters )1950 - Richard Dean Anderson , American actor1950 - Danny Federici , American musician (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band )
1950 - John Greaves , English musician (Henry Cow , National Health )
1952 - Robin Zander , American singer (Cheap Trick )1953 - Antonio Villaraigosa , American 52nd Mayor of Los Angeles 1954 - Franco De Vita , Venezuelan singer and songwriter1954 - Edward Ka-Spel , English musician (Legendary Pink Dots )
1957 - Princess Caroline of Monaco 1957 - Lou Schuler , American fitness journalist
1959 - Clive Bull , English radio talk show host1960 - Patrick de Gayardon , French skydiver and skysurfing pioneer (d. 1998 )1962 - Elvira Lindo , Spanish writer and journalist1963 - Gail O'Grady , American actress1964 - Mariska Hargitay , American actress1964 - Mario Roberge , Canadian ice hockey player
1967 - Naim Süleymanoğlu , Bulgaria-born Turkish weightlifter1968 - Petr Korda , Czech tennis player1969 - Andrei Kanchelskis , Ukrainian-Russian footballer1969 - Brendan Shanahan , Canadian ice hockey player
1969 - Ariadna Gil , Spanish actress
1970 - Spiridon Vasdekis , Greek long jumper1972 - Marcel Wouda , Dutch swimmer1972 - Mark Curry , American rapper
1973 - Lanei Chapman , American actress1974 - Tiffani Thiessen , American actress1974 - Richard T. Slone , British artist
1974 - Yosvani Pérez , Cuban baseball star
1974 - Rebekah Elmaloglou , Australian actress
1975 - Tito Ortiz , American UFC fighter1976 - Angelica Lee , Taiwanese actress and singer1976 - Nigel McGuinness , English professional wrestler
1979 - Larry Hughes , American basketball player1979 - Sampsa Astala , Finnish musician (Lordi )
1982 - Wily Mo Pena , Dominican baseball player1983 - David Firth , British Animator1984 - Arjen Robben , Dutch footballer1985 - Doutzen Kroes , Dutch supermodel1985 - Dong Fangzhuo , Chinese footballer
1986 - Felicia Brandström , Swedish singer1986 - José Enrique Sánchez , Spanish footballer1986 - Steven Taylor , English footballerDeaths [ ] 1199 - Yaqub (b. 1160 )1548 - Bernardo Pisano , Italian composer (b. 1490 )1549 - Johannes Honter , Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498 )1567 - Jiajing , Emperor of China (b. 1507 )1570 - James Stewart , regent of Scotland (assassinated)1622 - William Baffin , English explorer (b. 1584 )1744 - Giambattista Vico , Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668 )1785 - Matthew Stewart , Scottish mathematician (b. 1717 )1789 - Frances Brooke , English writer (b. 1724 )1789 - John Cleland , English novelist (b. 1709 )
1800 - Edward Rutledge , American statesman (b. 1749 )1803 - Arthur Guinness , Irish brewer (b. 1725 )1805 - Claude Chappe , French telecommunications pioneer (b. 1763 )1806 - William Pitt the Younger , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759 )1812 - Robert Craufurd , British general (b. 1764 )1820 - Prince Edward Augustus 1833 - Edward Pellew , British admiral (b. 1757 )1837 - John Field , Irish composer (b. 1782 )1866 - Thomas Love Peacock , English satirist (b. 1785 )1875 - Charles Kingsley English writer (b. 1819 )1883 - Gustave Doré , French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832 )1893 - Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar , U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1825 )1922 - Arthur Nikisch , Hungarian conductor (b. 1855 )1923 - Max Nordau , Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b. 1849 )1931 - Anna Pavlova , Russian ballerina (b. 1881 )1937 - Marie Prevost , Canadian actress (b. 1898 )1937 - Orso Mario Corbino , Italian physicist (b. 1876 )
1939 - Matthias Sindelar , Austrian footballer (b. 1903 )1943 - Alexander Woollcott , American actor, author, and bon vivant (b. 1887 )1944 - Edvard Munch , Norwegian painter (b. 1863 )1944 - Viktor Gusev , Russian poet (b. 1909 )
1956 - Alexander Korda , Hungarian/British film director (b. 1893 )1958 - Nikolaos Georgantas , Greek discus thrower (b. 1880 )1971 - Fritz Feigl , Austria-born chemist (b. 1871 )1973 - Alexander Onassis , Greek heir of the Onassis family (b. 1948 )1973 - Kid Ory , American jazz trombonist (b. 1886 )
1976 - Paul Dupuis , French Canadian film and television actor (b. 1913 )1976 - Paul Robeson , American actor, singer, and social activist (b. 1898 )
1977 - Toots Shor , New York restaurateur (b. 1903 )1978 - Terry Kath , American musician (Chicago ) (b. 1946 )1978 - Jack Oakie , American actor (b. 1903 )
1978 - Vic Ames , American singer (Ames Brothers ) (b. 1925 )
1981 - Samuel Barber , American composer (b. 1910 )1983 - Fred Bakewell , English cricketer (b. 1908 )1986 - Joseph Beuys , German artist (b. 1921 )1989 - Salvador Dalí , Catalan artist (b. 1904 )1990 - Allen Collins , American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd ) (b. 1952 )1992 - Freddie Bartholomew , Irish actor (b. 1924 )1993 - Thomas A. Dorsey , American singer (b. 1899 )1994 - Nikolai Ogarkov , Soviet field marshal (b. 1917 )1994 - Brian Redhead , English journalist and broadcaster (b. 1929 )
1997 - Richard Berry , American composer and musician (b. 1935 )1999 - Jay Pritzker , American businessman (b. 1922 )1999 - Prince Lincoln Thompson , Jamaican musician (b. 1949 )
2002 - Pierre Bourdieu , French sociologist (b. 1930 )2002 - Paul Aars , American racecar driver (b. 1934 )
2002 - Robert Nozick , American philosopher (b. 1938 )
2003 - Nell Carter , American singer and actress (b. 1948 )2004 - Bob Keeshan , American actor (b. 1927 )2004 - Helmut Newton , German-born photographer (b. 1920 )
2005 - Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce , British politician (b. 1921 )2005 - Johnny Carson , American television host (b. 1925 )
2005 - Douglas Knight , American university president (b. 1921 )
2006 - Ernie Baron , Philippine newscaster (b. 1940 )2006 - Chris McKinstry , Canadian scientist (b. 1967 )
2007 - E. Howard Hunt , American Watergate figure (b. 1918 )2007 - Ryszard Kapuściński , Polish journalist and writer (b. 1932 ) Holidays and observances [ ] External links [ ]
106 Familypedia people were born on January 23
121 Familypedia people died on January 23
100 Familypedia people were first married on January 23
