Historical Events In January - 23

1956  Alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history the birth of Princess Caroline of Monaco   

1957  Willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25 on January - 23.   

1958  Dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez flees Venezuela, Larrazábal takes power on January - 23.   

1958  Hanif Mohammad completes 337 in 970 minutes vs West Indies on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history "Body Beautiful" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 60 performances   

1960  Piccard &Walsh in bathyscaph "Trieste" reach 10,900 meters in Mariana Trench on January - 23.   

1961  On this day in history supreme Court rules cities &states have right to censor films   

1961  Venezuela adopts constitution on January - 23.   

1962  British spy Kim Philby defects to USSR on January - 23.   

1962  On this day in history libya, Morocco, Algeria &Tunisia plan to form United Arab Maghreb   

1963  Kim Philby, the british/russian double agent, defects to Russia on January - 23.   

1964  24th Amendment ratified, barring poll tax in federal elections on January - 23.   

1964  On this day in history arthur Miller's "After the Fall," premieres in New York City NY   

1964  On January - 23 louis Horst, composer, dies at 80   

1968  On this day in history spy ship USS Pueblo &83-man crew seized in Sea of Japan by N Korea   

1968  On this day in history the North Korean Navy seizes the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo, detaining its crew on suspicion of espionage.   

1968  The USS Pueblo was seized in the Sea of Japan by North Korea, which claimed the ship was on a spy mission. The crew was held for 11 months before being released on Dec. 22, 1968 on this day in history.   

1969  Cream releases their last album "Goodbye" on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history jaroslav Kricka, composer, dies at 86   

1970  Australia's first amateur radio satellite (Oscar 5) launched (California) on January - 23.   

1970  On January - 23 dolle Mina burns her bra in Amsterdam   

1970  On this day in history uS launches 2nd generation weather satellite, ITOS 1   

1970  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on January - 23.   

1971  On January - 23 -80ºF (-62ºC), Prospect Creek Camp AK (US record)   

1971  The temperature at Prospect Creek, Alaska, dropped to 80 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States on January - 23.   

1972  On January - 23 bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi   

1972  On January - 23 entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest   

1973  Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for first time in 7,000 years on this day in history.   

1973  Jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria kills 176 Moslem pilgrims on this day in history.   

1973  Neil Young interrupts his concert to read a message handed to him, announcing the signing of the Vietnam peace accord. "Peace has come," he says; after ten minutes of audience celebration, he launches into his single, Southern Man on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history president Nixon announced that U.S. troops would cease fighting in Vietnam at midnight Jan. 27.   

1973  On January - 23 u.S. President Richard Nixon announces the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.   

1974  The first edition of women's magazine "Story" on January - 23.   

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

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

1688  On January - 23 birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)   

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

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on January - 23.   

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

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1199  On this day in history death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)   

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

1516  On this day in history ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63   

1548  On this day in history bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57   

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on January - 23.   

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

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