Historical Events In January - 23

1903  On January - 23 the birth of Randolph Scott, American film actor   

1904  Ã…lesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ã…lesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style on January - 23.   

1904  Theodor Schaefer, composer on January - 23.   

1905  On January - 23 david Newell, Mo, actor (Runaway Bride, White Heat, Dangerous Curves)   

1906  On this day in history bob Steele, Pendleton Oregon, actor (Duffy-F Troop, Big Sleep)   

1907  On this day in history charles Curtis of Kansas becomes first Native American US senator   

1907  On January - 23 charles Curtis, the first Native American to become a U.S. senator, begins serving his term. (Twenty-two years later, Curtis resigned to become Vice President of the U.S. with President Herbert Hoover's administration.)   

1907  On January - 23 charles Curtis of Kansas becomes 1st Native American US senator   

1907  On January - 23 dan Duryea, White Plains NY, actor (Pride of the Yankees)   

1908  US &Great-Britain demand end of abuses in Congo on January - 23.   

1908  On January - 23 uS & Great-Britain demand end of abuses in Congo   

1908  Hubert Nicholson, poet/novelist on January - 23.   

1908  On this day in history edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47   

1909  On January - 23 the first radio rescue at sea   

1909  1st radio rescue at sea on January - 23.   

1909  On this day in history norman Fulton, composer   

1910  Django Reinhardt, Belgium, Gypsy jazz guitarist on January - 23.   

1911  Dan Smith, harmonica/gospel singer on January - 23.   

1912  On January - 23 the Aermore Manufacturing Company, a Chicago concern, received a patent for the Aermore Exhaust Horn, a multiple-pipe horn powered by engine exhaust that played a chord like a church organ.   

1912  On this day in history the International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.   

1912  Ank van der Moer, actress (Verkade, Dutch Comedy) on January - 23.   

1913  Nazim Pasha, Turkey's PM, assassinated on this day in history.   

1914  Napoleon L Bonaparte, French pretender to the throne on January - 23.   

1915  Herma Bauma, Austria, javelin thrower (Oly-gold-1948) on January - 23.   

1916  On this day in history temp falls from 44ºF (7ºC) to -56ºF (49ºC) night of 23-24, Browning MT   

1916  Temp falls from 44°F (7°C) to -56°F (49°C) night of 23-24, Browning MT on this day in history.   

1918  Stellarton, Nova Scotia a coal gas explosion kills eighty-eight men in the Allan Shaft at Stellarton on this day in history.   

1918  Gertrude Belle Elion, NYC, biochemist/drug researcher (Nobel 1988) on January - 23.   

1919  Bob Paisley, English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool on this day in history.   

1920  On January - 23 dutch government refuses to turn over ex-Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany to the allies   

1920  Dutch refuse to turn over ex-kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany to allies on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history erbet Pawel, biographer (Kafka)   

1921  On January - 23 wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer, dies at 83   

1922  On January - 23 at Toronto General Hospital, 14-year-old Canadian Leonard Thompson became the first person to receive an insulin injection as treatment for diabetes.   

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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  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 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 January - 23.