Page 9: Historical Events In January - 23

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

1975  On January - 23 the situation comedy Barney Miller, starring Hal Linden in the title role, debuts ABC TV.   

1975  Karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94 on January - 23.   

1976  On this day in history ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, vs West Indies Adelaide   

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 this day in history.   

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

1977  On January - 23 miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC   

1977  Bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73 on January - 23.   

1978  Belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris on this day in history.   

1978  Jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1979  Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on January - 23.   

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

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

1981  On January - 23 bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66   

1982  On this day in history world Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2   

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

1983  "A-Team" with Mr T premieres on NBC on January - 23.   

1983  Björn Borg announces his retirement from tennis on this day in history.   

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

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

1984  On this day in history 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  On this day in history columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB   

1986  On January - 23 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)   

1986  Joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1987  On January - 23 dow Jones rises 64 points then drops 110 points (44.15 point loss)   

1987  On January - 23 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  62nd Australian Women's Tennis Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (61 76) on this day in history.   

1988  On January - 23 experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan &Jeana Yeager, complete first nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling lands   

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on this day in history.   

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on January - 23.   

1582  On January - 23 birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)   

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

1719  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1752  On January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer   

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  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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