Page 9: Historical Events In January - 23

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

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

1975  On January - 23 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 this day in history.   

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

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 January - 23.   

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

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

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  On January - 23 jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin   

1981  On this day in history 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 January - 23 hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83   

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

1983  On January - 23 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  On this day in history hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ   

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 January - 23 samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92   

1985  Britains House of Lords debate first televised on this day in history.   

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

1987  On this day in history dow Jones rises 64 points then drops 110 points (44.15 point loss)   

1987  On this day in history japan first exceeds military spending cap of 1% of GNP ($23 billion)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1574  On January - 23 birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

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

1688  On January - 23 birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)   

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  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1199  Death of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160) on January - 23.   

1356  On this day in history margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies   

1516  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on January - 23.   

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

1549  On this day in history death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)   

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

1622  On this day in history william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38