Page 9: Historical Events In January - 23

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

1975  On January - 23 the situation comedy Barney Miller, starring Hal Linden in the title role, debuts ABC TV.   

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

1976  Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, vs West Indies Adelaide on this day in history.   

1976  Washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5 on this day in history.   

1976  Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1977  $1.5-million Serge Lepage dress exhibited, Paris on this day in history.   

1977  Miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73   

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

1978  On January - 23 jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74   

1979  Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on this day in history.   

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

1981  On this day in history jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin   

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

1982  On this day in history world Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2   

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 this day in history björn Borg announces his retirement from tennis   

1983  Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000 on January - 23.   

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  On January - 23 stuart & Lillian Kelly of Brantford collect $13,890,588.80 for winning ticket in Lotto 6-49; largest to date   

1984  On this day in history samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92   

1985  On this day in history 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 January - 23.   

1986  Joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64 on January - 23.   

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  45th Golden Globes Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas on this day in history.   

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  On January - 23 birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

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

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

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

1356  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on January - 23.   

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

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