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January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2001: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2000: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 342 days remaining until the end of the year (343 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor. Events By Place Roman Empire 23 January — Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine years old son Honorius For a simplified list see Concise list of Roman Emperors. For more information see History of the Roman Empire. Flavius Theodosius (January 11 347 – January 17 395 also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great ( Greek: Θεοδόσιος Α΄ Flavius Honorius ( September 9, 384 &ndash August 15, 423) was Roman Emperor (393- 395 and then Western Roman Emperor
• 909 - John of Rila aka Saint Ivan and the fable of two pies. Events By Place Africa The Aghlabid dynasty in North Africa is overthrown by the Fatimids. Saint Ivan Rilski ( Bulgarian: Свети Иван Рилски sveti Ivan Rilski) (876 – c
• 971 - In China, the war elephant corps of the Southern Han are soundly defeated at Shao by crossbow fire from Song Dynasty troops. 971 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Europe Kenneth II of Scotland succeeds Culen China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National A war elephant is an Elephant trained and guided by humans for combat Southern Han ( Vietnamese: Nam Hán was a kingdom that existed during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period ( 907 - 960) A crossbow is a Weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles often called bolts The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms The Southern Han state is forced to submit to the Song Dynasty, ending not only Southern Han rule, but also the first regular war elephant corps employed in a Chinese army that had gained the Southern Han victories throughout the 10th century. Southern Han ( Vietnamese: Nam Hán was a kingdom that existed during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period ( 907 - 960) The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
• 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. Early life Zhu Yuanzhang was born in 1328 in Pei County Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province as the youngest of four sons The Emperor of China ( refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of Early life Zhu Yuanzhang was born in 1328 in Pei County Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province as the youngest of four sons The Ming Dynasty ( or Empire of the Great Ming ( was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• 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. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Richmond is a Market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire
• 1533 - Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, discovers herself pregnant. Anne Boleyn (1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536 was the Queen of England as the second wife of Henry VIII of England.
• 1546 - Having published nothing for eleven years, Francois Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel. The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua
• 1556 - The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer ( Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a north-central province of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
• 1570 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray (c 1531 &ndash January 23, 1570) was Regent of Scotland from 1567 until his Assassination in 1570 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A civil war is a War between a State and domestic political actors that are in control of some part of the territory claimed by the state
• 1571 - The Royal Exchange opens in London. The Royal Exchange in the City of London was founded in 1565 by Sir Thomas Gresham to act as a centre of Commerce for the city London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1579 - The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands. The Union of Utrecht (Unie van Utrecht is a treaty signed on January 23, 1579 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, unifying the northern Provinces Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
• 1656 - Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales. Blaise Pascal (blɛz paskal (June 19 1623 &ndash August 19 1662 was a French Mathematician, Physicist, and religious Philosopher The Lettres provinciales ( Provincial letters) are a series of eighteen letters written by French Philosopher and Theologian Blaise
• 1719 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a A principality (or princedom) is a monarchical feudatory or Sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of Prince The Principality of Liechtenstein (Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a tiny doubly landlocked Alpine country in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in
• 1789 - Georgetown College becomes the first Roman Catholic college in the United States in the city of Washington, D.C.
• 1793 - Russia and Prussia partition Poland. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elizabeth Blackwell ( February 3, 1821 &ndash May 31, 1910) was an Abolitionist, Women's rights Activist D. by the Medical Institute of Geneva, New York, becoming the United States' first female doctor. For other places with this name see Geneva. Geneva is a City in Ontario and Seneca counties in the
• 1855 - The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The Hennepin Avenue Bridge is the structure that carries Hennepin County State Aid Highway 52 Hennepin Avenue, across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis Minnesota
• 1870 - In Montana, U. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in the Marias Massacre. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The Marias Massacre (also known as the Baker Massacre) is a little-known massacre of Piegan Blackfeet Indians by U
• 1879 - Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Empire. Rorke's Drift was a mission station in Natal, South Africa, situated near a natural ford (drift on the Buffalo River at.
• 1897 - Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Greenbrier Ghost is the name popularly given to the alleged Ghost of a young woman in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States, who Greenbrier County is a County located in the US state of West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only case in United States history where the alleged testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction. "Testify" redirects here For other uses see Testify (disambiguation and Testimony (disambiguation. A ghost is said to be the apparition of a Deceased person frequently similar in appearance to that person and usually encountered in places she or he frequented
• 1899 - Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as President of the First Philippine Republic. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the municipality see Gen Emilio Aguinaldo Cavite General Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy ( March 22, 1869 &ndash February 6 The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. República Filipina ( English: Philippine Republic Tagalog: Unang Republika ng Pilipinas) also known as the First Philippine
• 1904 - Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The Ålesund Fire happened in the Norwegian city of Ålesund on 23 January 1904 Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional is a city and municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style. Kaiser is the German title meaning " Emperor " with Kaiserin being the female equivalent " Empress " Art Nouveau ( nu vo anglicised /ˈɑːt nuːvəu/ ( French for 'new art' also known as Jugendstil ( German for 'youth style' is an international
• 1907 - Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Charles Curtis (January 25 1860 – February 8 1936 was a Representative and a Senator from Kansas as well as the thirty-first Vice President of Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
• 1912 - The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The International Opium Convention, signed at The Hague on January 23, 1912, was the first international drug control treaty
• 1920 - The Netherlands refuses to surrender ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose
• 1937 - 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. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Leon Trotsky ( Russian:, Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party
• 1941 - Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately
• 1943 - World War II: British forces capture Tripoli in Libya from the Nazis. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
• 1943 - Jewish-led Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (German "Aufstand im Warschauer Ghetto", Polish "Powstanie w getcie warszawskim") was the Jewish
• 1943 - World War II: Australian and American forces finally defeat the Japanese army in Papua. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan The Territory of Papua was a de facto Australian possession comprising the southeastern quarter of the island of New Guinea, existing from roughly 1902 This turning point in the Pacific War marks the beginning of the end of Japanese aggression. The Pacific War was the part of World War II —and preceding conflicts—that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands and in East Asia, between
• 1943 - Duke Ellington plays at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east The City of New York
• 1945 - World War II: Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Karl Dönitz (ˈdøːnɪts) (16 September 1891 &ndash 24 December 1980 was a German naval Commander who served Operation Hannibal was a German Military operation involving the withdrawal of German troops and civilians from East Prussia from mid-January
• 1950 - The Knesset passes a resolution that states Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• 1958 - Overthrow in Venezuela of Marcos Pérez Jiménez
• 1960 - The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 m (35,798 feet)in the Pacific Ocean. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Marcos Pérez Jiménez ( April 25, 1914 &ndash September 20, 2001) was a soldier and President of Venezuela from 1952 Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A bathyscape, bathyscaphe, or bathyscaph is a free-diving self-propelled deep-sea Diving Submersible, consisting of a crew cabin similar Design Trieste was designed by the Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard and built in Italy The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions
• 1964 - The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Amendment XXIV (the Twenty-fourth Amendment) of the United States Constitution prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a Tax of a uniform fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income
• 1967 - The diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast were established. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a
• 1968 - North Korea seizes the USS Pueblo, claiming the ship had violated their territorial waters while spying. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, Initial operations The ship was launched at the Kewaunee Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Kewaunee Wisconsin, on 16 April 1944 Territorial waters, or a territorial sea, as defined by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is a belt of coastal waters extending at most
• 1973 - President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
• 1973 - [[A volcano eruption devastates Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar chain of islands off the south coast of Iceland. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the Heimaey (pronounced HAY-mah-ay or ˈheɪmaeɪ is the largest island (13 Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (
• 1978 - Sweden becomes the first nation in the world to ban aerosol sprays, believed to be damaging to earth's ozone layer. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Aerosol spray is a type of dispensing system which creates an aerosol mist of liquid particles The photochemical mechanisms that give rise to the ozone layer were worked out by the British physicist Sidney Chapman in 1930
• 1985 - O.J. Simpson becomes the first Heisman Trophy winner elected to the Football Hall of Fame. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL
• 1986 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a classic R&B and Rock and roll The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American Rock and roll and Country music Singer, Songwriter
• 1996 - The first version of the Java programming language was released. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
• 1997 - Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Madeleine Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Korbelová on May 15, 1937) was the first woman to become United States Secretary of State. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs
• 1997 - Antonis Daglis, a 23 year old Greek truck driver is sentenced to thirteen consecutive life sentences, plus 25 years for the serial slayings of three women and the attempted murder of six others. Antonis Daglis ( Greek: Αντώνης Δαγλής, b 1974 is a Greek Serial killer who was convicted for the murders of three women and attempted A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based
• 2001 - The Chinese Communist Party stages a self-immolation in Tiananmen Square to frame Falun Gong and escalate the persecution. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident took place on 23 January 2001. Tiananmen Square ( is the large Plaza near the center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen (literally Gate of Heavenly Peace Falun Gong ( or Falun Dafa is a spiritual practice founded in China by Li Hongzhi （李洪志） in 1992 Falun Gong was introduced to the general public by Li Hongzhi (李洪志 in Changchun, China, in 1992
• 2002 - "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh returns to the United States in Federal Bureau of Investigation custody. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately John Phillip Walker Lindh (born February 9, 1981) is an American who was captured during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan while serving The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 2002 - Reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan. Daniel Pearl ( October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was an American Journalist who was kidnapped and murdered in In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and He was subsequently murdered . Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries
• 2003 - Final communication between Earth and Pioneer 10

Births

• 1350 - Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Pioneer 10 ( Pioneer-F) was the first Spacecraft to travel through the Asteroid belt, which it entered on July 15, 1972 Saint Vincent Ferrer ( Valencian: Sant Vicent Ferrer; 23 January 1350 &ndash 5 April 1419) was a Valencian 1419)
• 1688 - Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. Ulrika Eleonora ( 23 January 1688 – 24 November 1741) also known as Ulrika Eleonora the Younger, was Queen regnant 1741)
• 1719 - John Landen, English mathematician (d. Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Landen ( 23 January 1719 &ndash 15 January 1790) was an English Mathematician, He was born at Peakirk 1790)
• 1737 - John Hancock, American statesman (d. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Hancock ( October 8 1793 was a Massachusetts merchant and prominent patriot of the American Revolution. 1793)
• 1745 - William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Jessop ( 23 January 1745 - 18 November 1814) was a noted English Civil engineer, particularly famed for his work 1814)
• 1783 - Stendhal, French writer (d. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Henri-Marie Beyle ( January 23, 1783 &ndash March 23, 1842) better known by his Pen name Stendhal, was a 19th-century 1842)
• 1786 - Auguste de Montferrand, French architect (d. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Auguste de Montferrand ( January 23, 1786 &ndash July 10, 1858) was a French Neoclassical Architect who worked primarily 1858)
• 1813 - Camilla Collett, Norwegian writer and feminist (d. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jacobine Camilla Collett, née Wergeland ( January 23, 1813 - March 6, 1895) was a Norwegian Writer, often referred 1895)
• 1827 - Takamori Saigo, Samurai, leader of Satsuma rebellion (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common was one of the most influential Samurai in Japanese history, living during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era. 1877)
• 1832 - Edouard Manet, French artist (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian 1883)
• 1840 - Ernst Abbe, German physicist (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ernst Karl Abbe ( January 23, 1840 &ndash January 14, 1905) was a German Physicist and professor at the University 1905)
• 1855 - John Moses Browning, American inventor (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year John Moses Browning ( January 21 or January 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926) born in Ogden Utah, was an American 1926)
• 1857 - Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian seismologist (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Andrija Mohorovičić (ˈandrija mɔhɔːrɔvitʃiʨ ( January 23 1857 &ndash December 18, 1936) was a notable Croatian Meteorologist 1936)
• 1862 - David Hilbert, German mathematician (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday David Hilbert ( January 23, 1862 &ndash February 14, 1943) was a German Mathematician, recognized as one of the most 1943)
• 1872 - Goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans - leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Georgi Nikolov Delchev (1872-1903 ( Bulgarian and Macedonian: Георги Николов Делчев was an important 19th century revolutionary figure in 1903)
• 1872 - Paul Langevin, French physicist (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Paul Langevin (23 January 1872 &ndash 19 December 1946 was a prominent French Physicist who developed Langevin dynamics and the 1946)
• 1872 - Joze Plečnik, Slovenian architect (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jože Plečnik, ( January 23 1872 - January 7 1957) was a Slovene Architect who practised in Vienna, 1957)
• 1876 - Otto Diels, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Otto Paul Hermann Diels (23 January 1876 &ndash 7 March 1954 was a German chemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1954)
• 1884 - Ralph DePalma, Italian-American race car driver (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ralph DePalma ( January 23, 1884 &ndash March 31, 1956) was an Italian-American racecar driving champion most notably winner of the 1956)
• 1891 - Antonio Gramsci, Italian political philosopher, (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Antonio Gramsci ('ɡramʃi ( January 23, 1891 &ndash April 27, 1937) was an Italian Philosopher, Writer, 1937)
• 1896 - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine vu Lëtzebuerg January 23, 1896 &ndash July 9, 1985 1985)
• 1897 - Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian independence fighter (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Subhas Chandra Bose (সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু (born January 23, 1897; presumed to have died August 18, 1945 1945)
• 1897 - Sir William Samuel Stephenson, Canadian soldier, W. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Sir William Samuel Stephenson, CC, MC, DFC, ( January 23, 1897 &ndash January 31, 1989) was a W. II codename, Intrepid. Inspiration for James Bond. (d. 1989)
• 1897 - Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky ( January 23, 1897 &ndash January 18, 2000) was the first female Austrian Architect and 2000)
• 1897 - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Indian Leader and Freedom Fighter (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Subhas Chandra Bose (সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু (born January 23, 1897; presumed to have died August 18, 1945 Unknown, Disputed)
• 1898 - Sergei Eisenstein, Russian film director (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн January 23, 1898 &ndash February 11, 1948) was 1948)
• 1898 - Freda Utley, British scholar and author (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Winifred Utley, commonly known as Freda Utley, ( January 23, 1898 London, England &ndash January 21, 1978 1978)
• 1898 - Randolph Scott, American actor (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Randolph Scott ( January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American motion picture actor whose career spanned from 1928 1987)
• 1899 - Glen Kidston, British aviator and racing driver (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Pearson Glen Kidston ( 23 January 1899 – 5 May 1931, Natal, South Africa) was a record-breaking Aviator 1931)
• 1900 - William Ifor Jones, Welsh conductor and organist (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar William Ifor Jones ( January 23, 1900 &ndash November 11, 1988) was a Welsh conductor and organist 1988)
• 1903 - Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian politician (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Jorge Eliécer Gaitán ( January 23, 1898 &ndash April 9, 1948) was a politician a leader of a Populist movement in Colombia 1948)
• 1907 - Dan Duryea, American actor (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Dapper Dan redirects here For the Prohibition gangster see Danny Hogan. 1968)
• 1907 - Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. né, was a Japanese Theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1981)
• 1910 - Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jean "Django" Reinhardt ( January 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953) was a Belgian Gypsy jazz Guitarist 1953)
• 1915 - Potter Stewart, U. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Potter Stewart ( January 23 1915 &ndash December 7 1985) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1985)
• 1915 - Arthur Lewis, British economist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Sir William Arthur Lewis ( January 23, 1915 June 15, 1991) was a Saint Lucian economist well known for his contributions in the field The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1991)
• 1916 - Airey Neave, British Major, politician and indictment server at the Nuremberg Trials (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Airey Middleton Sheffield Neave, DSO, OBE, MC, (23 January 1916 &ndash 30 March 1979 was a British soldier barrister and politician 1979)
• 1916 - David Douglas Duncan, American photo-journalist
• 1918 - Gertrude B. Elion, American scientist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) David Douglas Duncan (born January 23, 1916) is an American photojournalist and among the most influential photographers of the 20th century Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gertrude Belle Elion (January 23 1918 &ndash February 21 1999 was an American biochemist and pharmacologist, and a 1988 recipient of the Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1999)
• 1919 - Ernie Kovacs, American comedian (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ernie Kovacs ( January 23, 1919 — January 13, 1962) was an American comedian whose 1962)
• 1919 - Bob Paisley, English Football player and manager. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert " Bob " Paisley OBE (23 January 1919 — 14 February 1996 was an English football half back who became (d. 1996)
• 1919 - Hans Hass, Austrian zoologist and underwater scientist
• 1923 - Walter M. Miller, Jr., American writer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Hans Hass (born January 23, 1919 in Vienna, Austria) is a diving pioneer and mainly known for his documentaries about Sharks Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Michael Miller Jr ( January 23, 1923 – January 9, 1996) was an American Science fiction author 1996)
• 1923 - Cot Deal, major league baseball player and coach
• 1924 - Bal Thackeray, founder and president of Indian political party Shiv Sena. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Ellis Ferguson Deal (born January 23, 1923) is a former Pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bal Keshav Thackeray (बाळ केशव ठाकरे (born January 23, 1926) popularly known as Balasaheb Thackeray is the founder and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Shiv Sena ( Devanāgarī: शिव सेना Śīv Senā, meaning Army of Shiva, referring to Shivaji Bhosle) is a Political party
• 1927 - Lars-Eric Lindblad, Swedish-American entrepreneur and explorer (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lars-Eric Lindblad ( January 23 1927 – July 8 1994) was a Swedish - American entrepreneur and explorer who pioneered 1994)
• 1928 - Chico Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball player (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfonso (Chico Carrasquel Colón ( January 23 1928 &ndash May 26 2005) was a Venezuelan Shortstop in Major League 2005)
• 1928 - Jeanne Moreau, French actress
• 1929 - Patriarch Filaret (Mykhailo Denysenko) of Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate
• 1929 - John Charles Polanyi, Canadian chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1930 - Derek Walcott, West Indian writer, Nobel laureate
• 1930 - Teresa Żylis-Gara, Polish singer
• 1933 - Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican actress and dancer
• 1934 - Pierre Bourgault, Quebec politician and essayist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeanne Moreau (French ʒan mɔˈʁo born 23 January, 1928) is a BAFTA Awards -winning French Actress, Screenwriter Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The material from this article should be included in Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate and History of Christianity in Ukraine. John Charles Polanyi, (in Hungarian Polányi János PC, CC, FRSC, FRS (born January 23, 1929) is a Hungarian-Canadian The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Derek Alton Walcott (born January 23, 1930) is a West Indies poet playwright writer and visual artist who writes mainly in English. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Teresa Żylis-Gara (born January 23, 1930 in Landwarów, Poland today's Lentvaris, Lithuania is a Polish Soprano Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chita Rivera (born on January 23, 1933) is an American actress Dancer, and Singer best known for her roles in Musical theater Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Bourgault ( January 23, 1934 &ndash June 16, 2003) was a politician and essayist in Quebec, Canada, and a public 2003)
• 1936 - Jerry Kramer, American football player
• 1936 - Bob Moses, American educator and 1960s Civil Rights Movement activist
• 1938 - Shohei Baba, Japanese professional wrestler (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerald Louis "Jerry" Kramer (born January 23, 1936, in Jordan Montana) is a former professional football player author and sports Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shohei Baba ( Baba Shōhei, January 23 1938&ndashJanuary 31 1999 was a Professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. 1999)
• 1938 - Georg Baselitz, German painter and sculptor
• 1939 - Sonny Chiba, Japanese actor and martial artist
• 1939 - Arlene Golonka, American actress
• 1940 - Johnny Russell, American country singer and songwriter (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Georg Baselitz (born January 23, 1938) is a German painter who studied in the former East Germany, before moving to what was then Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (born January 23 1939) also known as Sonny Chiba, is a Japanese actor Arlene Golonka (born January 23 1936) is an American actress. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Bright "Johnny" Russell (born January 23, 1940, Sunflower County Mississippi; died July 3, 2001, Nashville Tennessee 2001)
• 1942 - Razzak, Bangladeshi actor and director
• 1943 - Gary Burton, American jazz vibraphonist
• 1943 - Gil Gerard, American actor
• 1943 - Millie Jackson, American singer
• 1944 - Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor
• 1945 - Mike Harris, Canadian politician, Premier of Ontario
• 1946 - Arnoldo Alemán, ex-president of Nicaragua
• 1946 - Don Whittington, American businessman, car & airplane racer and convicted felon
• 1947 - Thomas R. Carper, American politician. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abdur Razzak (born 23 January, 1942) is a famous Bangla movie actor Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Burton (b January 23 1943, Anderson Indiana) is an American Jazz vibraphonist. Gilbert "Gil" Gerard (born January 23 1943) is an American Actor. Millie Jackson is an R&B / Soul music Singer / Songwriter. Her vocal performances are distinguished by long humorous and explicit spoken sections Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rutger Oelsen Hauer (rʏtxər ulsən hʌuər born January 23, 1944) is a Golden Globe -winning Dutch Film Actor. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945, in Toronto Ontario) was the twenty-second Premier of Ontario from June 26, The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo (born on 23 January 1946, in Managua) was President of Nicaragua from 1997 to 2002 Reginald "Don" Whittington (born January 23 1946) is a former American racing driver from Lubbock Texas who won the 1979 24 Hours of Le In Common law legal systems a felony is a serious Crime, often contrasted with a Misdemeanor. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Richard "Tom" Carper (born January 23 1947) is an American Economist and Politician from Wilmington, in
• 1947 - Megawati Sukarnoputri, 5th President of Indonesia
• 1948 - Anita Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters)
• 1950 - Richard Dean Anderson, American actor
• 1950 - Danny Federici, American musician (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band)
• 1950 - John Greaves, English musician (Henry Cow, National Health)
• 1953 - Antonio Villaraigosa, Hispanic-American 52nd Mayor of Los Angeles
• 1953 - Robin Zander, American singer (Cheap Trick)
• 1954 - Franco De Vita, Venezuelan singer and songwriter
• 1954 - 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 host
• 1960 - Patrick de Gayardon, French skydiver and skysurfing pioneer (d. Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Soekarnoputri (born January 23, 1947) was President of Indonesia from July 2001 to October 20, The President of the Republic of Indonesia ( Presiden Republik Indonesia) is the Head of State as well as the Head of the Government of the Republic Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anita Pointer (born January 23 1948, in Oakland California) is an American R&B / soul Singer-songwriter and a The Pointer Sisters are an American Grammy Award -winning Pop / R&B recording act from Oakland, California that achieved Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Dean Anderson (born January Daniel Paul Federici ( January 23 1950 &ndash April 17 2008) was an American Musician, most known as the longtime John Greaves (born 23 January 1950) is a British bass guitarist and composer best known as a member of Henry Cow and his collaborative Henry Cow were an English Avant-garde rock group, founded at Cambridge University in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred National Health was a Progressive rock band associated with the Canterbury scene. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio Ramon Villar Jr on January 23 1953 or Tony Villar, is the mayor of Los Angeles California. The Mayor of Los Angeles is the Chief Executive Officer of the City Robin Zander (born January 23 1953, in Beloit Wisconsin) is the Lead singer and Rhythm guitarist for the Rock band Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Franco De Vita (born January 23, 1954 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Singer-songwriter popular in Latin music. Edward Ka-Spel (born Edward Francis Sharp, January 23, 1954 in London) is an Expatriate English The Legendary Pink Dots ( LPD) are an Anglo - Dutch Experimental rock band formed in London in August 1980 Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Caroline Princess of Hanover Hereditary Princess of Monaco ( Caroline Louise Marguerite Prinzessin von Hannover Erbprinzessin von Monaco) formally styled Her Lou Schuler (born January 23 1957, in St Louis, Missouri) is a fitness Journalist and author or coauthor of several books on men's health A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clive Bull (born January 23 1959) is an award-winning radio talk show host on LBC 97 Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick de Gayardon ( 23 January 1960, Oullins - 13 April 1998) was a French skydiver, skysurfer and Sky surfing is a type of Skydiving in which the skydiver wears a board attached to his or her feet and performs Surfing -style Aerobatics during 1998)
• 1960 - Jean-Francois Sauve, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 - Mas Selamat bin Kastari, Singapore's most-wanted terror fugitive
• 1962 - Elvira Lindo, Spanish writer and journalist
• 1962 - Vasia Panayopoulou, Greek actress
• 1963 - Gail O'Grady, American actress
• 1964 - Mariska Hargitay, American actress
• 1964 - Mario Roberge, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 - Naim Süleymanoğlu, Bulgaria-born Turkish weightlifter
• 1968 - Petr Korda, Czech tennis player
• 1969 - Ariadna Gil, Spanish actress
• 1969 - Andrei Kanchelskis, Ukrainian-Russian footballer
• 1969 - Brendan Shanahan, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 - Spiridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper
• 1971 - Kevin Mawae, American football player
• 1971 - Lorne Spicer, British TV presenter
• 1972 - Ewen Bremner, Scottish actor
• 1972 - Mark Curry, American rapper
• 1972 - Marcel Wouda, Dutch swimmer
• 1973 - Lanei Chapman, American actress
• 1974 - Joel Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 - Rebekah Elmaloglou, Australian actress
• 1974 - Yosvani Pérez, Cuban baseball player
• 1974 - Richard T. Slone, British artist
• 1974 - Tiffani Thiessen, American actress
• 1975 - Tito Ortiz, American UFC fighter
• 1976 - Brandon Duckworth, American baseball player
• 1976 - Angelica Lee, Taiwanese actress and singer
• 1976 - Nigel McGuinness, English professional wrestler
• 1979 - Sampsa Astala, Finnish musician (Lordi)
• 1979 - Larry Hughes, American basketball player
• 1979 - Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1981 - Greg Smith, American UFC fighter
• 1981 - Rob Friend, Canadian footballer
• 1982 - Wily Mo Peña, Dominican baseball player
• 1983 - David Firth, British animator
• 1984 - Arjen Robben, Dutch footballer
• 1985 - Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese footballer
• 1985 - Doutzen Kroes, Dutch supermodel
• 1986 - Steven Taylor, English footballer
• 1987 - Felicia Brandström, Swedish singer

Deaths

• 1199 - Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mas Selamat bin Kastari (born 23 January 1961) an Indonesian born Singaporean is Singapore's most-wanted terror Fugitive who Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elvira Lindo (born 23 January[[ 962]] in Cádiz, Spain) is a Spanish Journalist and Writer. Vasia Panayopoulou (Greek Βάσια Παναγοπούλου) (born January 23, 1962) in Athens, Greece, is a Greek theatre Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gail O'Grady (born 23 January, 1963 in Detroit Michigan) is an American television actress Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (born January 23 1964 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy Award - winning American actress best known for her role as Det Mario Roberge (born January 23, 1964 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey forward. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Naim Süleymanoğlu (born January 23, 1967 in Ptichar Bulgaria) formerly known as Naim Suleimanov (Наим Сюлейманов is 2001 Distribution of Turks in Bulgaria by Districtjpg|thumb|100px|Distribution of Turks in Bulgaria by District in 2001]] Turks in Bulgaria Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Petr Korda (Pronounced KOR-da) (b January 23 1968, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional Tennis player from the Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ariadna Gil i Giner (born Barcelona, Spain; January 23[[ 969]] is a Spanish Actress. Andrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis (Андрей Антанасович Канчельскис is a retired Soviet and Russian football Midfielder Brendan Frederick Shanahan (born 23 January 1969 in Mimico, Ontario) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey right wing Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spiridon ("Spyros" Vasdekis (Σπυρίδων "Σπύρος" Βασδέκης born January 23, 1970) is a retired Greek Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Kevin Mawae (ma-WY (born January 23, 1971 in Savannah Georgia) is an American Football player who plays center for the Tennessee Lorne Spicer born 23 January 1971 is a British Journalist and television presenter born in Upminster. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ewen Bremner (born 23 January 1972) is a Scottish Actor. Bremner was born in Edinburgh, a son of two art teachers Mark Curry may refer to Mark Curry (actor, American actor and comedian Mark Curry (rapper, American rapper Mark Curry Marcel Reinier Wouda (born January 23, 1972 in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch former swimmer, who became Holland's Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Lanei Chapman (born January 23, 1973) is an American Actress. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Joel Bouchard (b January 23, 1974 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French Canadian Professional Ice hockey Rebekah Elmaloglou (born January 23, 1974) is an Australian Actress who is best known for portraying the role of Sophie Simpson on the long-running Yosvani Pérez Ruiz (born January 23 1974 in Rodas, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba) is a left-handed Pitcher for Cienfuegos of the Richard T Slone (born 1974) is an English painter who has established himself as one of the world’s most sought-after up and coming artists a multi-award Tiffani Thiessen (born Tiffani Amber Thiessen on January 23, 1974 in Long Beach California) is an American actress known Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (born January 23, 1975) is a Mexican American Mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brandon J Duckworth (born January 23, 1976 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a Major League Baseball player Angelica Lee Sin-Jie ( Chinese: 李心潔 Hakka Pinyin Lee Sin Chet Pinyin: Lǐ Xīnjié is a Malaysian- Taiwanese film Actress and Nigel McGuinness is the Ring name of an English professional wrestler, currently working for Ring of Honor in the United States Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Sampsa Astala, (born January 23, 1974 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish musician and the drummer for the Finnish metal band Lordi is a heavy metal quintet from Finland. The concept for Lordi was devised in 1992 however the band was not formed until 1996 by Tomi Putaansuu (known Larry Hughes (born January 23 1979 in St Louis Missouri) is an American professional Basketball player who plays Point guard Juan Manuel Rincón (born January 23, 1979 in Maracaibo Zulia State, Venezuela) is a Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Greg Smith may refer to Greg Smith (Australian politician Gregory Smith (born 1983 actor Greg Lloyd Smith (born Rob Friend (born 23 January 1981, Rosetown Saskatchewan) is a Canadian football striker from Kelowna British Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Wilfredo Modesto "Wily Mo" Peña (born January 23, 1982 in Laguna Salada, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Arjen Robben (born 23 January 1984 in Bedum) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a winger for Real Madrid. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Dong Fangzhuo ( 董方卓) (born 23 January 1985 in Dalian, China) is a Chinese football forward who Doutzen Kroes (Pronounced Doubt-son Crows (born January 23, 1985 in Oostermeer, Netherlands) is a Dutch Supermodel. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Steven Vincent Taylor (born January 23, 1986 in Greenwich, London) is an English footballer, currently playing for Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Felicia "Flay" (pronounced /flaɪ/ Brandström (born January 23[[ 987]] in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden) is a Swedish Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur (ابو يوسف يعقوب المنصور (c 1160)
• 1548 - Bernardo Pisano, Italian composer (b. Bernardo Pisano (also Pagoli) ( October 12, 1490 &ndash January 23, 1548) was an Italian composer priest singer and 1490)
• 1549 - Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. Johannes Honter (also known as Johann Hynter; Latinized as Johann Honterus or Ioannes Honterus; Romanian sources may credit him 1498)
• 1567 - Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. The Jiajing (or Chia-ching) Emperor ( September 16, 1507 &ndash January 23, 1567) was Emperor of China from 1507)
• 1570 - James Stewart, Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland (assassinated)
• 1622 - William Baffin, English explorer (b. James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray (c 1531 &ndash January 23, 1570) was Regent of Scotland from 1567 until his Assassination in 1570 William Baffin (born 1584, died January 23, 1622) was an English Navigator and explorer 1584)
• 1744 - Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giambattista Vico, Giambattista Vigo or Giovanni Battista Vico ( June 23, 1668 – January 23, 1744) was an Italian 1668)
• 1785 - Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Matthew Stewart may refer to Matthew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox, (1516-1571 father of Henry Stewart King of the Scots Matthew Stewart 2nd 1717)
• 1789 - Frances Brooke, English writer (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frances Moore Brooke ( 12 January, 1724 &ndash 23 January 1789) was an English Novelist, Essayist, Playwright 1724)
• 1789 - John Cleland, English novelist (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Cleland ( baptised 24 September 1709 &ndash 23 January 1789) was an English Novelist most famous and infamous 1709)
• 1800 - Edward Rutledge, American statesman (b. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Edward Rutledge (November 23 1749 January 23 1800 South Carolina statesman was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and later governor of South Carolina 1749)
• 1803 - Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the New Zealand politician see Arthur Guinness Arthur Guinness ( 24 September 1725 &ndash 23 January 1725)
• 1805 - Claude Chappe, French telecommunications pioneer (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Claude Chappe ( December 25, 1763 &ndash January 23, 1805) was a French inventor who in 1792 demonstrated a practical semaphore system 1763)
• 1806 - William Pitt the Younger, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759 &ndash 23 January 1806 was a British politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1759)
• 1812 - Robert Craufurd, British general (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Major-General Robert Craufurd ( May 5, 1764 &ndash January 23, 1812) was a Scottish soldier and MP 1764)
• 1820 - Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
• 1833 - Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Prince Edward Duke of Kent and Strathearn (Edward Augustus 2 November 1767 &ndash 23 January 1820 was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth son of King Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Admiral Edward Pellew 1st Viscount Exmouth, GCB ( April 9, 1757 &ndash January 23, 1833) was a British naval 1757)
• 1837 - John Field, Irish composer (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Field (26 July 1782 &ndash 23 January 1837 was an Irish Composer and Pianist. 1782)
• 1866 - Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Love Peacock ( October 18, 1785 - January 23, 1866) was an English satirist and Author. 1785)
• 1875 - Charles Kingsley English writer (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Kingsley ( June 12 1819 &ndash January 23 1875) was an English Novelist, particularly associated with the 1819)
• 1883 - Gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1832)
• 1893 - Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, U. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court for Justice Lamar's father of the same name who was a Georgia lawyer and state court judge S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1825)
• 1922 - Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Arthur Nikisch (Hungarian Nikisch Artúr) ( 12 October 1855)
• 1923 - Max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Max Simon Nordau ( July 29, 1849 - January 23, 1923) born Simon Maximilian Südfeld, Südfeld Simon Miksa in Pest 1849)
• 1931 - Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Pavlovna Pavlova (А́нна Па́вловна Па́влова (&ndash 23 January, 1931) was a famous Russian Ballerina of the late 1881)
• 1937 - Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Orso Mario Corbino ( 30 April 1876, Augusta &ndash 23 January 1937, Rome) was an Italian Physicist 1876)
• 1939 - Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matthias Sindelar (* February 10, 1903 &mdash † January 23, 1939) was an Austrian footballer. 1903)
• 1943 - Alexander Woollcott, American actor, author, and bon vivant (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Humphreys Woollcott ( January 19, 1887 &ndash January 23, 1943) was an American critic and commentator for The New Yorker 1887)
• 1944 - Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edvard Munch (mʉŋk December 12, 1863 – January 23, 1944) was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, Printmaker 1863)
• 1944 - Viktor Gusev, Russian poet (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Victor Mikhailovich Gusev (Виктор Михайлович Гусев 1909, - 23 January 1944) wrote lyrics to accompany several patriotic Soviet 1909)
• 1956 - Alexander Korda, Hungarian/British film director (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Alexander Korda (September 16 1893 - January 23 1956 was a Hungarian-born Film director and producer. 1893)
• 1958 - Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nikolaos Georgantas (Νικόλαος Γεωργαντάς February 27, 1878 ( OS)/ March 12, 1878 ( NS) &ndash 1880)
• 1971 - Fritz Feigl, Austria-born chemist (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Fritz Feigl ( May 15, 1891 - January 23, 1971) was an Austria -born Chemist. 1871)
• 1973 - Alexander Onassis, Greek heir of the Onassis family (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Alexander S Onassis ( April 30, 1948 – January 23, 1973) was the only son of Aristotle Onassis and Athina Livanos 1948)
• 1973 - Kid Ory, American jazz trombonist (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward "Kid" Ory ( December 25, 1886 &ndash January 23, 1973) was a Jazz trombonist and Bandleader 1886)
• 1976 - Paul Dupuis, French Canadian film and television actor (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Dupuis ( August 11, 1913 - January 23, 1976) was a French Canadian film actor who was born in Montreal, Province 1913)
• 1976 - Paul Robeson, American actor, singer, and social activist (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson ( April 9, 1898 &ndash January 23, 1976) was a multi-lingual American Actor, athlete 1898)
• 1977 - Toots Shor, New York restaurateur (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Bernard "Toots" Shor ( May 6, 1903 – January 23, 1977) was during the 1940s and 1950s the proprietor of a legendary restaurant 1903)
• 1978 - Terry Kath, American musician (Chicago) (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Terry Alan Kath ( January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978) born in Chicago Illinois was the original Guitarist and founding member Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately 1946)
• 1978 - Jack Oakie, American actor (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Oakie (November 12 1903 &ndash January 23 1978 was an American Actor, starring mostly in Films, but also working on stage, 1903)
• 1978 - Vic Ames, American singer (Ames Brothers) (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The Ames Brothers were a Singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their Traditional pop music The Ames Brothers were a Singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their Traditional pop music 1925)
• 1981 - Samuel Barber, American composer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Samuel Osborne Barber II ( March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American Composer of Orchestral, Opera, 1910)
• 1983 - Fred Bakewell, English cricketer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Fred Bakewell ( Alfred Harry Bakewell; November 2 1908 Walsall, Staffordshire, England – January 23 1983 Westbourne, 1908)
• 1984 - Mu'in Bseiso, Palestinian poet (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Mu'in Tawfiq Bseiso (1926 &ndash January 23, 1984) (معين بسيسو was a Palestinian Poet who lived in 1926)
• 1986 - Joseph Beuys, German artist (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Joseph Beuys (ˈjoːzɛf ˈbɔʏs May 12, 1921 – January 23, 1921)
• 1988 - Charles Glen King, American biochemist (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Charles Glen King ( October 22 1896 &ndash January 23 1988) was an American Biochemist who was a pioneer in the field 1896)
• 1989 - Salvador Dalí, Catalan artist (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11 1904 &ndash January 23 1989 was a Spanish Catalan Surrealist 1904)
• 1990 - Allen Collins, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Larkin Allen Collins Jr ( July 19, 1952 – January 23, 1990) was one of the founding members and guitarists of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd (ˌlɛnɚdˈskɪnɝd is an American Southern rock band 1952)
• 1991 - Northrop Frye, Canadian writer and critic (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Herman Northrop Frye, CC, MA (Oxon, DD, DLitt, FRSC ( July 14, 1912 &ndash January 23, 1991 1912)
• 1992 - Freddie Bartholomew, Irish actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Freddie Bartholomew ( March 28, 1924 &ndash January 23, 1992) born Frederick Llewellyn March, was a British Child 1924)
• 1993 - Thomas A. Dorsey, American singer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Andrew Dorsey ( July 1, 1899, Villa Rica Georgia - January 23, 1993, Chicago) is known as "the father 1899)
• 1994 - Nikolai Ogarkov, Soviet field marshal (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov (Николай Васильевич Огарков October 30, 1917 in the village of Molokovo near Tver - January 23 1917)
• 1994 - Brian Redhead, English journalist and broadcaster (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Brian Redhead ( 28 December 1929 - 23 January 1994) was a British author journalist and broadcaster 1929)
• 1997 - Richard Berry, American composer and musician (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Richard Berry ( April 11, 1935 &ndash January 23, 1997) was an American Singer and Songwriter, best known as the 1935)
• 1999 - Jay Pritzker, American businessman (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Jay Arthur Pritzker ( 26 August 1922 - 23 January 1999) was an American Entrepreneur and conglomerate organizer 1922)
• 1999 - Prince Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican musician (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Prince Lincoln Thompson, known as Sax, was a Jamaican Singer, musician and Songwriter with the Reggae band the Royal Rasses and a member of 1949)
• 2002 - Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Bourdieu ( August 1, 1930 – January 23, 2002) was an acclaimed French Sociologist and writer known for his 1930)
• 2002 - Paul Aars, American racecar driver (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Aars ( June 4, 1934 in Curacao - January 23, 2002 in San Mateo, California) was an American stock car driver 1934)
• 2002 - Robert Nozick, American philosopher (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Nozick ( November 16, 1938  &ndash January 23, 2002) was an American Philosopher and Pellegrino University 1938)
• 2003 - Nell Carter, American singer and actress (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Nell Carter ( September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and film stage and television actress 1948)
• 2004 - Bob Keeshan, American actor (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Robert James Keeshan ( June 27, 1927 &ndash January 23, 2004) was an American Television producer 1927)
• 2004 - Helmut Newton, German-born photographer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helmut Newton, born Helmut Neustädter ( October 31, 1920, Berlin, Germany &ndash January 23, 2004, West 1920)
• 2005 - Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare, British politician (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce 4th Baron Aberdare, KBE, PC, DL ( 16 June 1919 &ndash 23 January 2005 1921)
• 2005 - Johnny Carson, American television host (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar John William “Johnny” Carson ( October 23, 1925 &ndash January 23, 2005) was an American Television host and 1925)
• 2006 - Chris McKinstry, Canadian scientist (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Christopher McKinstry ( February 12 1967 – January 23 2006) was a researcher in Artificial intelligence. 1967)
• 2007 - E. Howard Hunt, American Watergate figure (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Everette Howard Hunt Jr ( October 9 1918 – January 23 2007) was an American Author and spy. 1918)
• 2007 - Ryszard Kapuściński, Polish journalist and writer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ryszard Kapuściński ( IPA: kapuɕ'ʨiɲski; March 4 1932 - January 23, 2007) was a popular Polish Journalist 1932)
• 2007 - Syed Hussein Alatas, Malaysian Politician (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Syed Hussein Alatas ( September 17 1928 &ndash January 23 2007) was a Malaysian academician and former Politician. 1928)

Holidays and observances

• St. Abakuh, an Egyptian Christian martyr
• January 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Bounty Day, celebrating the burning of the Bounty in 1790, Pitcairn Island
• St. Raymond of Peñafort, confessor, d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abakuh (also known as Apa Kauh) was a Martyr of Bamujeh in the Al Fayyum area of Egypt. Jan 22 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Jan 24 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 5 by Pitcairn Bounty Day is celebrated on Pitcairn Island on January 23, in commemoration of the burning of the Bounty by the mutineers in 1790 For the book about the mutiny by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall see Mutiny on the Bounty (novel. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Saint Raymond of Peñafort, OP (c 1175 &ndash 1275 ( Sant Ramon de Penyafort, San Raimundo de Peñafort) was born in Vilafranca del Penedès The title confessor is used in the Christian Church in several ways 1275 (Roman Catholic calendar of saints)
• St. Emerentiana, virgin and martyr, d. For earlier forms of the General Roman Calendar see the Tridentine Calendar, the General Roman Calendar as in 1954, General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius Saint Emerentiana was a Roman Martyr, who lived in the 3rd century. The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom 305 (Roman Catholic calendar of saints)
• Blessed Marianne of Molokai

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On this day in Canada

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Events By Place Roman Empire May 1 — Diocletian and Maximian, Emperors of Rome retire from office For earlier forms of the General Roman Calendar see the Tridentine Calendar, the General Roman Calendar as in 1954, General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius Mother Marianne Cope ( January 23 1838 &ndash August 9 1918) was a Franciscan Nun of the Sisters of the Third Order of

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