Page 8: Historical Events In January - 23

1956  Alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1957  The birth of Princess Caroline of Monaco on January - 23.   

1957  Willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25 on this day in history.   

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 January - 23 supreme Court rules cities &states have right to censor films   

1961  Venezuela adopts constitution on this day in history.   

1962  British spy Kim Philby defects to USSR on January - 23.   

1962  On this day in history libya, Morocco, Algeria &Tunisia plan to form United Arab Maghreb   

1963  On this day in history kim Philby, the british/russian double agent, defects to Russia   

1964  24th Amendment ratified, barring poll tax in federal elections on this day in history.   

1964  On January - 23 arthur Miller's "After the Fall," premieres in New York City NY   

1964  On January - 23 louis Horst, composer, dies at 80   

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  Cream releases their last album "Goodbye" on this day in history.   

1969  Jaroslav Kricka, composer, dies at 86 on January - 23.   

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 January - 23.   

1970  US launches 2nd generation weather satellite, ITOS 1 on this day in history.   

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

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

1971  The temperature at Prospect Creek, Alaska, dropped to 80 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States on this day in history.   

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

1974  The first edition of women's magazine "Story" on this day in history.   

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

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on this day in history.   

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

1745  On this day in history birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)   

1752  On January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer   

1002  Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

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  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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

1567  On January - 23 death of jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507)   

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on this day in history.