Page 9: Historical Events In January - 23

1975  On this day in history "Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV   

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

1975  On January - 23 karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94   

1976  On this day in history ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, vs West Indies Adelaide   

1976  On January - 23 washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5   

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  Belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris on this day in history.   

1978  Jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1979  On January - 23 willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame   

1980  On January - 23 president Carter reinstated the Selective Service System.   

1981  Jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin on this day in history.   

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

1982  World Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2 on this day in history.   

1982  Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1983  On January - 23 "A-Team" with Mr T premieres on NBC   

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 this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history greatest unpaced 1-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km   

1984  Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ on this day in history.   

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  Samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1985  On January - 23 britains House of Lords debate first televised   

1986  Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB on January - 23.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1988  Experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan &Jeana Yeager, complete first nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling lands on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1582  On January - 23 birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)   

1688  On this day in history birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)   

1719  On this day in history 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 January - 23 birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)   

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

1002  On January - 23 otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21   

1199  On this day in history death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)   

1356  On this day in history margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies   

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 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