Historical Events In January - 23

1975  "Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.   

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 January - 23.   

1976  Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44 on January - 23.   

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

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  Belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris on this day in history.   

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

1979  On January - 23 willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame   

1980  President Carter reinstated the Selective Service System on January - 23.   

1981  Jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin on this day in history.   

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

1982  On January - 23 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 January - 23 "A-Team" with Mr T premieres on NBC   

1983  On January - 23 björn Borg announces his retirement from tennis   

1983  On January - 23 cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000   

1983  Russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean on January - 23.   

1984  Greatest unpaced 1-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km on this day in history.   

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  Samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64   

1987  On this day in history dow Jones rises 64 points then drops 110 points (44.15 point loss)   

1987  On this day in history japan first exceeds military spending cap of 1% of GNP ($23 billion)   

1988  45th Golden Globes Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history 62nd Australian Women's Tennis Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (61 76)   

1988  Experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan &Jeana Yeager, complete first nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling lands on this day in history.   

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1350  On this day in history birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)   

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

1752  On January - 23 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  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on January - 23.   

1516  On this day in history ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63   

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

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on this day in history.   

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

1622  On this day in history william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38