Historical Events In January - 23

1943  British 8th army marches into Tripoli on January - 23.  

1943  British forces capture the city of Tripoli, Libya, from the Germans on January - 23.  

1943  Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period on this day in history.  

1943  Japanese Mount Austen on Guadalcanal captured on January - 23.  

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

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

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

1944  Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 on January - 23.  

1945  On January - 23 dutch Premier Gerbrandy, exiled in London, offers his resignation  

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

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

1946  Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, becomes 1st director of CIA on January - 23.  

1946  Feliks Nowowiejski, composer, dies at 68 on January - 23.  

1947  Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1948  On this day in history bradman scores 201 in 272 minutes vs India, 21 fours 1 six  

1948  On January - 23 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.  

1948  On January - 23 huston's "Treasure of Sierra Madre" starring Humphrey Bogart opens  

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

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

1949  On this day in history 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  Israeli Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel on January - 23.  

1950  On January - 23 rebel army of cap Raymond Westerner occupies Bandung  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1952  On this day in history 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  

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

1953  Bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for NSW 16 yrs 357 days on January - 23.  

1954  Harry van Thorn chosen chairman of Dutch KVP on this day in history.  

1954  On this day in history longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games)  

1955  On this day in history babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open  

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

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

1574  On January - 23 birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter  

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on January - 23.  

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

1719  On January - 23 birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)  

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

1745  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814) was born on January - 23.  

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on January - 23.  

1002  On January - 23 otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21  

1199  Death of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160) on this day in history.  

1356  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on this day in history.  

1516  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on January - 23.  

1548  On January - 23 bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57  

1549  On this day in history death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)  

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

1622  On this day in history william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38