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  Karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

1976  On January - 23 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 January - 23.   

1976  On January - 23 aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44   

1977  On this day in history $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  Jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74 on January - 23.   

1979  Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history president Carter reinstated the Selective Service System.   

1981  On January - 23 jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin   

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

1982  On January - 23 world Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2   

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 January - 23.   

1983  Björn Borg announces his retirement from tennis on January - 23.   

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

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

1984  On January - 23 greatest unpaced 1-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km   

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 this day in history.   

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 January - 23 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  Joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

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

1988  45th Golden Globes Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas on this day in history.   

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 January - 23.   

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on this day in history.   

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on January - 23.   

1582  On January - 23 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  On this day in history birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

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

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

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

1199  Death of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 January - 23.   

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

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