Historical Events In January - 23

1988  On January - 23 sandinista missiles downed a cargo plane that was dropping U.S.-financed supplies to Contra rebels in southeastern Nicaragua. Four crewmen were killed.   

1989  Challenge to "who is a Jew" law filed in Israeli Supreme Court on this day in history.   

1989  On January - 23 surrealist painter Salvador Dali dies at age 84.   

1990  On this day in history dean Jones scores twin Test tons vs Pakistan at Adelaide Oval   

1990  Albert Collins, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies of pneumonia at 57 on January - 23.   

1991  On January - 23 "Seinfeld" debuts on NBC-TV   

1991  High-denomination banknotes withdrawn in USSR on January - 23.   

1991  World's largest oil spill, caused by embattled Iraqi forces in Kuwait on January - 23.   

1992  On January - 23 in Ottawa the Supreme Court of Canada rules that the federal government can conduct environmental reviews on any projects under its jurisdiction   

1992  Freddie Bartholomew, child actor (Kidnapped), dies of emphysema at 67 on this day in history.   

1993  On January - 23 50th Golden Globes Scent of a Woman, wins   

1993  Convicted diet doc killer Jean Harris was freed, discharged from a New York state hospital after heart surgery and with a grant of clemency from the governor on this day in history.   

1993  Graham Gooch scores his 100th 100, on tour at Cuttack on January - 23.   

1993  Indian Airlines B737 crashes art Aurangabad, 61 die on January - 23.   

1993  On January - 23 new York Newsday reports Oregon's Senator Bob Packwood sexually harassed 23 women   

1993  US female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan on January - 23.   

1993  Dudley Stevens, entertainer, dies of AIDS at 57 on this day in history.   

1994  On January - 23 worldwide Day for peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina   

1994  Nikolai Ogarkov, Russian marshal (Flight KAL 007), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1995  British Columbia blocks Alcan's $1.3-billion (Canadian) Kemano power dam development, citing the threat to its salmon fishery on January - 23.   

1995  Defence Minister David Collenette disbands the Canadian Airborne Regiment, effective March 5; after some of its soldiers were found to be involved in the death of a Somali boy during the UN mission on January - 23.   

1995  On this day in history in Toronto Ontario surgeons at The Hospital for Sick Children perform a 17 hour operation to separate Pakistani Siamese twins Hira and Nida Jamal; Nida will died a month later   

1995  The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), a nationally funded watchdog organization, warned Internet users about sophisticated new hacker techniques on this day in history.   

1995  On January - 23 harold Collett Dent, journalist/educationist, dies at 100   

1996  On January - 23 chris Cairns scores 120, 96 balls, 10x4, 9x6 in Test New Zealand vs Zimbabwe   

1996  On this day in history general Electric threw in the towel in the struggle to keep its Genie online service competitive in the growing battle with the Web. The company announced it would sell the service to Yovelle Renaissance Corporation, which would turn Genie into a Web site.   

1996  John Mackin, programmer, dies at 36 on January - 23.   

1997  On January - 23 madeline Albright was sworn into office to become the first woman secretary of state.   

1998  Pope John Paul II condemns US embargo against Cuba on January - 23.   

1999  On this day in history monica Lewinsky is ordered by a federal judge to submit to an interview in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Bill Clinton.   

2004  Senate Democrats demanded an investigation of U.S. government dealings with Halliburton Co. following revelations of kickbacks on Iraq contracts on January - 23.   

2006  On this day in history stephen Harper wins the federal election in Canada, forming a minority government.   

2009  Dendermonde nursery attack occurred in Dendermonde, Belgium on January - 23.   

2012  European Union agrees to embargo Iranian oil in protest against Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program on this day in history.   

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

1574  On this day in history birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

1582  On this day in history 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  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on this day in history.   

1745  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814) was born on January - 23.   

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 January - 23.   

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 January - 23.   

1548  On January - 23 bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57   

1549  On this day in history death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)   

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.