Page 9: 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  Karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94 on January - 23.   

1976  On this day in history ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, vs West Indies Adelaide   

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

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

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

1977  On this day in history miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC   

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 January - 23.   

1979  Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on January - 23.   

1980  On January - 23 president Carter reinstated the Selective Service System.   

1981  On this day in history 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 January - 23.   

1982  Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

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

1984  Greatest unpaced 1-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km on January - 23.   

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

1984  On January - 23 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 this day in history britains House of Lords debate first televised   

1986  On this day in history columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB   

1986  On this day in history 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)   

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

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

1987  Japan first exceeds military spending cap of 1% of GNP ($23 billion) on January - 23.   

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 January - 23.   

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 January - 23 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 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 this day in history.   

1745  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies   

1516  On January - 23 ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63   

1548  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on January - 23.   

1549  On January - 23 death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)   

1567  On this day in history death of jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507)   

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on this day in history.