Page 10: Historical Events In January - 23

1988  On January - 23 sandinista missiles downed a cargo plane that was dropping U.S.-financed supplies to Contra rebels in southeastern Nicaragua. Four crewmen were killed.   

1989  On this day in history challenge to "who is a Jew" law filed in Israeli Supreme Court   

1989  On this day in history surrealist painter Salvador Dali dies at age 84.   

1990  Dean Jones scores twin Test tons vs Pakistan at Adelaide Oval on January - 23.   

1990  On January - 23 albert Collins, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies of pneumonia at 57   

1991  On January - 23 "Seinfeld" debuts on NBC-TV   

1991  On January - 23 high-denomination banknotes withdrawn in USSR   

1991  World's largest oil spill, caused by embattled Iraqi forces in Kuwait on this day in history.   

1992  On January - 23 in Ottawa the Supreme Court of Canada rules that the federal government can conduct environmental reviews on any projects under its jurisdiction   

1992  On this day in history freddie Bartholomew, child actor (Kidnapped), dies of emphysema at 67   

1993  On January - 23 50th Golden Globes Scent of a Woman, wins   

1993  On this day in history convicted diet doc killer Jean Harris was freed, discharged from a New York state hospital after heart surgery and with a grant of clemency from the governor.   

1993  Graham Gooch scores his 100th 100, on tour at Cuttack on January - 23.   

1993  On January - 23 indian Airlines B737 crashes art Aurangabad, 61 die   

1993  On January - 23 new York Newsday reports Oregon's Senator Bob Packwood sexually harassed 23 women   

1993  On January - 23 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan   

1993  On January - 23 dudley Stevens, entertainer, dies of AIDS at 57   

1994  On January - 23 worldwide Day for peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina   

1994  On this day in history nikolai Ogarkov, Russian marshal (Flight KAL 007), dies at 76   

1995  British Columbia blocks Alcan's $1.3-billion (Canadian) Kemano power dam development, citing the threat to its salmon fishery on January - 23.   

1995  On January - 23 defence Minister David Collenette disbands the Canadian Airborne Regiment, effective March 5; after some of its soldiers were found to be involved in the death of a Somali boy during the UN mission   

1995  In Toronto Ontario surgeons at The Hospital for Sick Children perform a 17 hour operation to separate Pakistani Siamese twins Hira and Nida Jamal; Nida will died a month later on this day in history.   

1995  On January - 23 the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), a nationally funded watchdog organization, warned Internet users about sophisticated new hacker techniques   

1995  Harold Collett Dent, journalist/educationist, dies at 100 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history chris Cairns scores 120, 96 balls, 10x4, 9x6 in Test New Zealand vs Zimbabwe   

1996  On January - 23 general Electric threw in the towel in the struggle to keep its Genie online service competitive in the growing battle with the Web. The company announced it would sell the service to Yovelle Renaissance Corporation, which would turn Genie into a Web site.   

1996  On January - 23 john Mackin, programmer, dies at 36   

1997  Madeline Albright was sworn into office to become the first woman secretary of state on this day in history.   

1998  On this day in history pope John Paul II condemns US embargo against Cuba   

1999  Monica Lewinsky is ordered by a federal judge to submit to an interview in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Bill Clinton on January - 23.   

2004  On January - 23 senate Democrats demanded an investigation of U.S. government dealings with Halliburton Co. following revelations of kickbacks on Iraq contracts.   

2006  On this day in history stephen Harper wins the federal election in Canada, forming a minority government.   

2009  On January - 23 dendermonde nursery attack occurred in Dendermonde, Belgium.   

2012  On January - 23 european Union agrees to embargo Iranian oil in protest against Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program   

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

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  On January - 23 birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

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  On January - 23 death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)   

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  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on January - 23.