Historical Events In January - 23

1975  On January - 23 "Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV  

1975  The situation comedy Barney Miller, starring Hal Linden in the title role, debuts ABC TV on January - 23.  

1975  Karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94 on this day in history.  

1976  On January - 23 ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, vs West Indies Adelaide  

1976  On this day in history washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5  

1976  Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44 on January - 23.  

1977  On this day in history $1.5-million Serge Lepage dress exhibited, Paris  

1977  Miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC on January - 23.  

1977  On this day in history bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73  

1978  On January - 23 belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris  

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1978  Jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1979  On January - 23 willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame  

1980  President Carter reinstated the Selective Service System on January - 23.  

1981  On this day in history jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin  

1981  Bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66 on January - 23.  

1982  On January - 23 world Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2  

1982  On this day in history hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83  

1983  "A-Team" with Mr T premieres on NBC on January - 23.  

1983  Björn Borg announces his retirement from tennis on this day in history.  

1983  On January - 23 cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000  

1983  On this day in history russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean  

1984  On January - 23 greatest unpaced 1-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km  

1984  On January - 23 hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ  

1984  Stuart & Lillian Kelly of Brantford collect $13,890,588.80 for winning ticket in Lotto 6-49; largest to date on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92  

1985  Britains House of Lords debate first televised on January - 23.  

1986  On January - 23 columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB  

1986  The first induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis &Elvis Presley) on this day in history.  

1986  Joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64 on January - 23.  

1987  On January - 23 dow Jones rises 64 points then drops 110 points (44.15 point loss)  

1987  On January - 23 japan first exceeds military spending cap of 1% of GNP ($23 billion)  

1988  On January - 23 45th Golden Globes Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas  

1988  On January - 23 62nd Australian Women's Tennis Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (61 76)  

1988  Experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan &Jeana Yeager, complete first nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling lands on this day in history.  

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on January - 23.  

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

1719  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.  

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

1745  On this day in history birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)  

1752  On this day in history birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer  

1002  Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 on January - 23.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1567  Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on January - 23.  

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