Page 8: Historical Events In January - 23

1956  Alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1957  The birth of Princess Caroline of Monaco on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25   

1958  Dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez flees Venezuela, Larrazábal takes power on January - 23.   

1958  Hanif Mohammad completes 337 in 970 minutes vs West Indies on this day in history.   

1958  "Body Beautiful" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 60 performances on this day in history.   

1960  On January - 23 piccard &Walsh in bathyscaph "Trieste" reach 10,900 meters in Mariana Trench   

1961  Supreme Court rules cities &states have right to censor films on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history venezuela adopts constitution   

1962  On January - 23 british spy Kim Philby defects to USSR   

1962  Libya, Morocco, Algeria &Tunisia plan to form United Arab Maghreb on January - 23.   

1963  Kim Philby, the british/russian double agent, defects to Russia on this day in history.   

1964  On January - 23 24th Amendment ratified, barring poll tax in federal elections   

1964  Arthur Miller's "After the Fall," premieres in New York City NY on January - 23.   

1964  On January - 23 louis Horst, composer, dies at 80   

1968  Spy ship USS Pueblo &83-man crew seized in Sea of Japan by N Korea on January - 23.   

1968  On this day in history the North Korean Navy seizes the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo, detaining its crew on suspicion of espionage.   

1968  The USS Pueblo was seized in the Sea of Japan by North Korea, which claimed the ship was on a spy mission. The crew was held for 11 months before being released on Dec. 22, 1968 on January - 23.   

1969  On January - 23 cream releases their last album "Goodbye"   

1969  Jaroslav Kricka, composer, dies at 86 on January - 23.   

1970  Australia's first amateur radio satellite (Oscar 5) launched (California) on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history dolle Mina burns her bra in Amsterdam   

1970  On January - 23 uS launches 2nd generation weather satellite, ITOS 1   

1970  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on January - 23.   

1971  -80ºF (-62ºC), Prospect Creek Camp AK (US record) on this day in history.   

1971  The temperature at Prospect Creek, Alaska, dropped to 80 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States on January - 23.   

1972  On January - 23 bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi   

1972  Entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest on this day in history.   

1973  On January - 23 helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for first time in 7,000 years   

1973  Jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria kills 176 Moslem pilgrims on January - 23.   

1973  Neil Young interrupts his concert to read a message handed to him, announcing the signing of the Vietnam peace accord. "Peace has come," he says; after ten minutes of audience celebration, he launches into his single, Southern Man on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history president Nixon announced that U.S. troops would cease fighting in Vietnam at midnight Jan. 27.   

1973  U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history the first edition of women's magazine "Story"   

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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  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1730  On January - 23 birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

1745  On January - 23 birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)   

1752  On this day in history birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer   

1002  On this day in history 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 January - 23 margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies   

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

1548  On this day in history bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57   

1549  On January - 23 death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)   

1567  Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on January - 23.   

1622  On January - 23 william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38