Historical Events In January - 23

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

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

1975  On this day in history karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94  

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

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  $1.5-million Serge Lepage dress exhibited, Paris on this day in history.  

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

1977  On January - 23 bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73  

1978  Belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris on this day in history.  

1978  On January - 23 jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74  

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

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

1981  Jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin on January - 23.  

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

1982  World Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2 on January - 23.  

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

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

1983  Russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean on January - 23.  

1984  On this day in history greatest unpaced 1-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km  

1984  Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ on this day in history.  

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

1985  On January - 23 britains House of Lords debate first televised  

1986  On this day in history 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 January - 23.  

1986  On January - 23 joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64  

1987  Dow Jones rises 64 points then drops 110 points (44.15 point loss) on January - 23.  

1987  On this day in history 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  62nd Australian Women's Tennis Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (61 76) on this day in history.  

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

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on this day in history.  

1582  On this day in history birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)  

1688  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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  On January - 23 ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63  

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  On January - 23 william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38