Birthday January 23, 1730 Joseph Hewes, Decl of Ind signer
Birthday January 23, 1756 Wolfgang A Mozart, musical prodigy
Birthday January 23, 1783 Marie-Henri Beyle, aka Stendhal and French novelist
Birthday January 23, 1832 Edouard Manet, French Impressionist painter
Birthday January 23, 1857 Andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity)
Birthday January 23, 1862 David Hilbert, mathematician
Birthday January 23, 1898 Sergei Eisenstein, Russian film maker (Battleship Potemkin)
Birthday January 23, 1899 Humphrey Bogart, Actor
Birthday January 23, 1903 Randolph Scott, Actor
Birthday January 23, 1915 Potter Stewart, US Supreme Court justice
Birthday January 23, 1919 Eisenstein
Birthday January 23, 1930 William R Pogue, US astronaut (Skylab 4)
Birthday January 23, 1930 Derek Walcott is born
Birthday January 23, 1933 Arlene Golonka
Birthday January 23, 1933 Chita Rivera, Actress (West Side Story) in Washington DC
Birthday January 23, 1936 Jerry Kramer, Green Bay Packer and author
Birthday January 23, 1943 Gil Gerard
Birthday January 23, 1958 Princess Caroline of Monaco
History January 23, 1556 Deadliest earthquake in history rocks China
History January 23, 1579 Union of Utrecht signed forming protestant Dutch Republic
History January 23, 1775 London merchants petition for reconciliation with America
History January 23, 1793 2nd partition of Poland between Prussia & Russia
History January 23, 1849 First woman M.D.
History January 23, 1856 Steamer Pacific lost
History January 23, 1865 Hood removed from command
History January 23, 1870 Soldiers massacre the wrong camp of Indians
History January 23, 1909 1st radio rescue at sea
History January 23, 1920 Netherlands refuses to extradite Kaiser Wilhelm to the Allies
History January 23, 1922 Insulin injection aids diabetic patient
History January 23, 1937 FDR writes letter to Baseball Writer's Association
History January 23, 1941 Lindbergh to Congress: Negotiate with Hitler
History January 23, 1944 Red Wings beat Rangers 15-0
History January 23, 1953 Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts)
History January 23, 1960 Piccard & Walsh in bathyscaph reach 10 900 m in Mariana Trench
History January 23, 1964 24th Amendment ratified Barred poll tax in federal elections
History January 23, 1968 North Korea seizes U.S. ship Pueblo
History January 23, 1968 USS Pueblo captured
History January 23, 1973 Nixon announces peace settlement reached in Paris
History January 23, 1976 Singer, actor, athlete, activist Paul Robeson dies
History January 23, 1977 Miniseries Roots premiers
History January 23, 1983 The A-Team debuts on NBC
History January 23, 1983 A-Team with Mr T premiers
History January 23, 1984 Hulk Hogan beats Iron Sheik to win first WWF title
History January 23, 1991 Videotaped murder leads to convictions in Texas
History January 23, 1992 Bush Sr. honors Women's World Cup soccer champions
History January 23, 1997 Albright sworn in as secretary of state
History January 23, 2006 Who Killed the Electric Car? debuts
January 23, 1730 Joseph Hewes, Decl of Ind signer
January 23, 1756 Wolfgang A Mozart, musical prodigy
January 23, 1783 Marie-Henri Beyle, aka Stendhal and French novelist
January 23, 1832 Edouard Manet, French Impressionist painter
January 23, 1857 Andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity)
January 23, 1862 David Hilbert, mathematician
January 23, 1898 Sergei Eisenstein, Russian film maker (Battleship Potemkin)
January 23, 1899 Humphrey Bogart, Actor
January 23, 1903 Randolph Scott, Actor
January 23, 1915 Potter Stewart, US Supreme Court justice
January 23, 1919 Eisenstein
January 23, 1930 William R Pogue, US astronaut (Skylab 4)
January 23, 1930 Derek Walcott is born
January 23, 1933 Arlene Golonka
January 23, 1933 Chita Rivera, Actress (West Side Story) in Washington DC
January 23, 1936 Jerry Kramer, Green Bay Packer and author
January 23, 1943 Gil Gerard
January 23, 1958 Princess Caroline of Monaco
January 23, 1556 Deadliest earthquake in history rocks China
January 23, 1579 Union of Utrecht signed forming protestant Dutch Republic
January 23, 1775 London merchants petition for reconciliation with America
January 23, 1793 2nd partition of Poland between Prussia & Russia
January 23, 1849 First woman M.D.
January 23, 1856 Steamer Pacific lost
January 23, 1865 Hood removed from command
January 23, 1870 Soldiers massacre the wrong camp of Indians
January 23, 1909 1st radio rescue at sea
January 23, 1920 Netherlands refuses to extradite Kaiser Wilhelm to the Allies
January 23, 1922 Insulin injection aids diabetic patient
January 23, 1937 FDR writes letter to Baseball Writer's Association
January 23, 1941 Lindbergh to Congress: Negotiate with Hitler
January 23, 1944 Red Wings beat Rangers 15-0
January 23, 1953 Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts)
January 23, 1960 Piccard & Walsh in bathyscaph reach 10 900 m in Mariana Trench
January 23, 1964 24th Amendment ratified Barred poll tax in federal elections
January 23, 1968 North Korea seizes U.S. ship Pueblo
January 23, 1968 USS Pueblo captured
January 23, 1973 Nixon announces peace settlement reached in Paris
January 23, 1976 Singer, actor, athlete, activist Paul Robeson dies
January 23, 1977 Miniseries Roots premiers
January 23, 1983 The A-Team debuts on NBC
January 23, 1983 A-Team with Mr T premiers
January 23, 1984 Hulk Hogan beats Iron Sheik to win first WWF title
January 23, 1991 Videotaped murder leads to convictions in Texas
January 23, 1992 Bush Sr. honors Women's World Cup soccer champions
January 23, 1997 Albright sworn in as secretary of state
January 23, 2006 Who Killed the Electric Car? debuts