Page 9: Historical Events In January - 23

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

1975  The situation comedy Barney Miller, starring Hal Linden in the title role, debuts ABC TV on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1976  Washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5 on January - 23.   

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

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

1978  On this day in history jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74   

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 this day in history.   

1982  Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83 on January - 23.   

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  Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000 on January - 23.   

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 January - 23.   

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 January - 23.   

1984  Samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

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

1986  Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB on January - 23.   

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  Dow Jones rises 64 points then drops 110 points (44.15 point loss) on this day in history.   

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  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  On January - 23 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 January - 23 birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)   

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

1719  On January - 23 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  On January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer   

1002  Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1548  On January - 23 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.