Page 7: Historical Events In January - 23

1943  On this day in history british 8th army marches into Tripoli   

1943  British forces capture the city of Tripoli, Libya, from the Germans on January - 23.   

1943  Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history japanese Mount Austen on Guadalcanal captured   

1943  On January - 23 66.34 cm (26.12"), Hoegees Camp, California (state record)   

1943  Alexander Woollcott, critic, dies of a heart attack on radio, at 56 on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon," premieres in NYC   

1944  On January - 23 edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80   

1945  On this day in history dutch Premier Gerbrandy, exiled in London, offers his resignation   

1945  On January - 23 helmuth J Moltke, German politician ("July 20th Plot"), executed at 37   

1946  Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, becomes first director of CIA on January - 23.   

1946  Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, becomes 1st director of CIA on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history feliks Nowowiejski, composer, dies at 68   

1947  On this day in history pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79   

1948  On January - 23 bradman scores 201 in 272 minutes vs India, 21 fours 1 six   

1948  Gen. Eisenhower said he could not accept a presidential nomination from either party; four years later, he ran as a Republican and was elected 34th president of the United States on this day in history.   

1948  Huston's "Treasure of Sierra Madre" starring Humphrey Bogart opens on January - 23.   

1948  On January - 23 test debut of Neil Harvey, vs India at Adelaide   

1948  Bradman scores 201 in 272 mins v India, 21 fours 1 six on this day in history.   

1949  On January - 23 in Regina Saskatchewan fire destroys the transit barns, torching most of its 38 buses and streetcars   

1950  On this day in history 3rd edition of Joseph Kane's Famous first Facts published   

1950  Israeli Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel on January - 23.   

1950  On this day in history rebel army of cap Raymond Westerner occupies Bandung   

1950  The Israeli Knesset approves a resolution to make Jerusalem the capital of Israel on January - 23.   

1950  On this day in history 3rd edition of Joseph Kane's Famous 1st Facts published   

1951  On this day in history 3rd Emmy Awards Alan Young Show, Alan Young &Gertrude Berg   

1951  3rd Emmy Awards: Alan Young Show, Alan Young & Gertrude Berg on this day in history.   

1952  Death of John Treloar who, along with CEW Bean, did more than any other individual to establish and develop the Australian War Memorial Treloar served as director of the Memorial from 1920 to 1952 on January - 23.   

1953  Bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for New South Wales 16 years 357 days on January - 23.   

1953  Bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for NSW 16 yrs 357 days on this day in history.   

1954  Harry van Thorn chosen chairman of Dutch KVP on this day in history.   

1954  On January - 23 longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games)   

1955  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open on this day in history.   

1956  On January - 23 montreal Canadiens hockey player Jean Beliveau appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1350  On January - 23 birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)   

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  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on January - 23.   

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  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 January - 23.   

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

1516  On January - 23 ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63   

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