Historical Events In January - 23

1943  On January - 23 british 8th army marches into Tripoli  

1943  On this day in history british forces capture the city of Tripoli, Libya, from the Germans  

1943  On January - 23 detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period  

1943  On January - 23 japanese Mount Austen on Guadalcanal captured  

1943  On January - 23 66.34 cm (26.12"), Hoegees Camp, California (state record)  

1943  On January - 23 alexander Woollcott, critic, dies of a heart attack on radio, at 56  

1944  Arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon," premieres in NYC on January - 23.  

1944  Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1945  Dutch Premier Gerbrandy, exiled in London, offers his resignation on January - 23.  

1945  On this day in history helmuth J Moltke, German politician ("July 20th Plot"), executed at 37  

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1946  On this day in history rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, becomes first director of CIA  

1946  On January - 23 rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, becomes 1st director of CIA  

1946  Feliks Nowowiejski, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1947  Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79 on January - 23.  

1948  On January - 23 bradman scores 201 in 272 minutes vs India, 21 fours 1 six  

1948  Gen. Eisenhower said he could not accept a presidential nomination from either party; four years later, he ran as a Republican and was elected 34th president of the United States on January - 23.  

1948  Huston's "Treasure of Sierra Madre" starring Humphrey Bogart opens on January - 23.  

1948  Test debut of Neil Harvey, vs India at Adelaide on this day in history.  

1948  Bradman scores 201 in 272 mins v India, 21 fours 1 six on January - 23.  

1949  On January - 23 in Regina Saskatchewan fire destroys the transit barns, torching most of its 38 buses and streetcars  

1950  On this day in history 3rd edition of Joseph Kane's Famous first Facts published  

1950  On January - 23 israeli Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel  

1950  Rebel army of cap Raymond Westerner occupies Bandung on this day in history.  

1950  On this day in history the Israeli Knesset approves a resolution to make Jerusalem the capital of Israel.  

1950  3rd edition of Joseph Kane's Famous 1st Facts published on January - 23.  

1951  On January - 23 3rd Emmy Awards Alan Young Show, Alan Young &Gertrude Berg  

1951  3rd Emmy Awards: Alan Young Show, Alan Young & Gertrude Berg on January - 23.  

1952  Death of John Treloar who, along with CEW Bean, did more than any other individual to establish and develop the Australian War Memorial Treloar served as director of the Memorial from 1920 to 1952 on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for New South Wales 16 years 357 days  

1953  Bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for NSW 16 yrs 357 days on this day in history.  

1954  On January - 23 harry van Thorn chosen chairman of Dutch KVP  

1954  Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games) on January - 23.  

1955  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on this day in history.  

1956  Montreal Canadiens hockey player Jean Beliveau appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine on this day in history.  

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1350  On this day in history birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)  

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on January - 23.  

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on this day in history.  

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on January - 23.  

1719  On this day in history birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)  

1730  On January - 23 birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)  

1745  On January - 23 birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)  

1752  On January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer  

1002  Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 on this day in history.  

1199  On January - 23 death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)  

1356  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on January - 23.  

1516  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1548  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1549  On January - 23 death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)  

1567  On January - 23 death of jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507)  

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on January - 23.