Page 9: Historical Events In January - 23

1975  On this day in history "Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV   

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

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

1976  Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, vs West Indies Adelaide on January - 23.   

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

1976  On this day in history aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44   

1977  On January - 23 $1.5-million Serge Lepage dress exhibited, Paris   

1977  Miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC on this day in history.   

1977  Bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris   

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

1979  On this day in history willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame   

1980  President Carter reinstated the Selective Service System on this day in history.   

1981  On January - 23 jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin   

1981  On January - 23 bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66   

1982  World Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history björn Borg announces his retirement from tennis   

1983  On this day in history cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000   

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

1984  Greatest unpaced 1-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km on this day in history.   

1984  Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ on January - 23.   

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

1984  Samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92 on January - 23.   

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

1986  Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB on this day in history.   

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 January - 23.   

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  Japan first exceeds military spending cap of 1% of GNP ($23 billion) on this day in history.   

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

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

1988  On January - 23 experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan &Jeana Yeager, complete first nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling lands   

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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  On this day in history birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)   

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

1719  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on January - 23.   

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1002  On this day in history 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 January - 23.   

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

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

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 this day in history.