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  Willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25 on January - 23.   

1958  On this day in history dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez flees Venezuela, Larrazábal takes power   

1958  On January - 23 hanif Mohammad completes 337 in 970 minutes vs West Indies   

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

1960  Piccard &Walsh in bathyscaph "Trieste" reach 10,900 meters in Mariana Trench on January - 23.   

1961  On this day in history supreme Court rules cities &states have right to censor films   

1961  Venezuela adopts constitution on January - 23.   

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

1962  Libya, Morocco, Algeria &Tunisia plan to form United Arab Maghreb on this day in history.   

1963  Kim Philby, the british/russian double agent, defects to Russia on January - 23.   

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

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

1964  Louis Horst, composer, dies at 80 on January - 23.   

1968  Spy ship USS Pueblo &83-man crew seized in Sea of Japan by N Korea on January - 23.   

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

1968  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 on January - 23.   

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 January - 23 australia's first amateur radio satellite (Oscar 5) launched (California)   

1970  On January - 23 dolle Mina burns her bra in Amsterdam   

1970  US launches 2nd generation weather satellite, ITOS 1 on January - 23.   

1970  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1971  On this day in history -80ºF (-62ºC), Prospect Creek Camp AK (US record)   

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

1972  On this day in history bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi   

1972  Entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest on January - 23.   

1973  On this day in history helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for first time in 7,000 years   

1973  On January - 23 jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria kills 176 Moslem pilgrims   

1973  On January - 23 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   

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

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

1974  On this day in history the first edition of women's magazine "Story"   

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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  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 January - 23.   

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on January - 23.   

1002  On this day in history otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21   

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

1356  On January - 23 margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies   

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

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

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on January - 23.   

1567  On this day in history death of jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507)   

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