Page 9: Historical Events In January - 23

1975  "Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV on January - 23.   

1975  The situation comedy Barney Miller, starring Hal Linden in the title role, debuts ABC TV on this day in history.   

1975  Karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94 on January - 23.   

1976  On this day in history 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 this day in history aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44   

1977  $1.5-million Serge Lepage dress exhibited, Paris on January - 23.   

1977  On this day in history miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC   

1977  On January - 23 bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73   

1978  On this day in history belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris   

1978  On this day in history jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74   

1979  Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on January - 23.   

1980  President Carter reinstated the Selective Service System on January - 23.   

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

1981  On this day in history bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66   

1982  World Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2 on January - 23.   

1982  On this day in history hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83   

1983  On this day in history "A-Team" with Mr T premieres on NBC   

1983  On January - 23 björn Borg announces his retirement from tennis   

1983  On this day in history cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000   

1983  On January - 23 russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean   

1984  Greatest unpaced 1-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km on January - 23.   

1984  Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ on January - 23.   

1984  On this day in history stuart & Lillian Kelly of Brantford collect $13,890,588.80 for winning ticket in Lotto 6-49; largest to date   

1984  Samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92 on January - 23.   

1985  Britains House of Lords debate first televised on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1986  On January - 23 joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64   

1987  Dow Jones rises 64 points then drops 110 points (44.15 point loss) on January - 23.   

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

1988  On January - 23 45th Golden Globes Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas   

1988  62nd Australian Women's Tennis Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (61 76) on January - 23.   

1988  On January - 23 experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan &Jeana Yeager, complete first nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling lands   

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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  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on January - 23.   

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on January - 23.   

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