Page 9: Historical Events In January - 23

1975  On January - 23 "Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV   

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 January - 23.   

1976  On this day in history washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5   

1976  Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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

1977  Miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC on January - 23.   

1977  On January - 23 bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73   

1978  On this day in history belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris   

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

1979  Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on this day in history.   

1980  On January - 23 president Carter reinstated the Selective Service System.   

1981  On this day in history jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin   

1981  On this day in history bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66   

1982  World Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2 on this day in history.   

1982  Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83 on January - 23.   

1983  On this day in history "A-Team" with Mr T premieres on NBC   

1983  On this day in history björn Borg announces his retirement from tennis   

1983  Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000 on January - 23.   

1983  Russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean on this day in history.   

1984  On January - 23 greatest unpaced 1-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km   

1984  On this day in history hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ   

1984  Stuart & Lillian Kelly of Brantford collect $13,890,588.80 for winning ticket in Lotto 6-49; largest to date on this day in history.   

1984  Samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1985  On January - 23 britains House of Lords debate first televised   

1986  On this day in history columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB   

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 January - 23 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  On January - 23 45th Golden Globes Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas   

1988  On January - 23 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 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  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on January - 23.   

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

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  On January - 23 margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies   

1516  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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 January - 23.   

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

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on January - 23.