Historical Events In January - 23

1956  Alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62 on January - 23.   

1957  The birth of Princess Caroline of Monaco on this day in history.   

1957  On January - 23 willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25   

1958  Dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez flees Venezuela, Larrazábal takes power on January - 23.   

1958  Hanif Mohammad completes 337 in 970 minutes vs West Indies on this day in history.   

1958  "Body Beautiful" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 60 performances on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history piccard &Walsh in bathyscaph "Trieste" reach 10,900 meters in Mariana Trench   

1961  Supreme Court rules cities &states have right to censor films on January - 23.   

1961  Venezuela adopts constitution on January - 23.   

1962  British spy Kim Philby defects to USSR on this day in history.   

1962  On January - 23 libya, Morocco, Algeria &Tunisia plan to form United Arab Maghreb   

1963  Kim Philby, the british/russian double agent, defects to Russia on this day in history.   

1964  On January - 23 24th Amendment ratified, barring poll tax in federal elections   

1964  Arthur Miller's "After the Fall," premieres in New York City NY on January - 23.   

1964  Louis Horst, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1968  Spy ship USS Pueblo &83-man crew seized in Sea of Japan by N Korea on this day in history.   

1968  The North Korean Navy seizes the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo, detaining its crew on suspicion of espionage on January - 23.   

1968  On this day in history the USS Pueblo was seized in the Sea of Japan by North Korea, which claimed the ship was on a spy mission. The crew was held for 11 months before being released on Dec. 22, 1968.   

1969  On this day in history cream releases their last album "Goodbye"   

1969  On this day in history jaroslav Kricka, composer, dies at 86   

1970  On this day in history australia's first amateur radio satellite (Oscar 5) launched (California)   

1970  Dolle Mina burns her bra in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history uS launches 2nd generation weather satellite, ITOS 1   

1970  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1971  On January - 23 -80ºF (-62ºC), Prospect Creek Camp AK (US record)   

1971  The temperature at Prospect Creek, Alaska, dropped to 80 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States on January - 23.   

1972  Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi on January - 23.   

1972  Entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest on this day in history.   

1973  Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for first time in 7,000 years on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria kills 176 Moslem pilgrims   

1973  Neil Young interrupts his concert to read a message handed to him, announcing the signing of the Vietnam peace accord. "Peace has come," he says; after ten minutes of audience celebration, he launches into his single, Southern Man on January - 23.   

1973  President Nixon announced that U.S. troops would cease fighting in Vietnam at midnight Jan. 27 on January - 23.   

1973  U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam on January - 23.   

1974  The first edition of women's magazine "Story" on January - 23.   

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on January - 23.   

1574  On this day in history birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

1582  On January - 23 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 January - 23.   

1745  On this day in history 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 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 January - 23.   

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

1548  On this day in history bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57   

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on this day in history.   

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

1622  On January - 23 william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38