What Happened On January 23

What Happened On Jan 23 Events

1368 Jan 23
to 1398 Jun 24
 Reign of Hongwu Emperor: The First Emperor of the Ming Dynasty
The Hongwu Emperor (Chinese: 洪武帝; Wade-Giles: Hung-wu Ti; October 21, 1328 – June 24, 1398), known variably by his given name Zhu Yuanzhang (Chinese: 朱元璋; Wade-Giles: Chu Yuan-chang) and ...
1556 Jan 23 Shaanxi Earthquake
The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake or Jiajing earthquake was a catastrophic earthquake and is also the deadliest earthquake on record, killing approximately 830,000 people in China. It occurred ...
1854 Jan 23 Kansas-Nebraska Act Debated in Senate
On January 23, a revised bill was introduced in the Senate. In addition to the changes regarding repeal of the Missouri Compromise, Nebraska was now divided into two territories, Kansas a...
1902 Jan 23 Winnipeg Victorias win Stanley Cup
he 1902 Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA) season consisted of a four game series between the Winnipeg HC and Winnipeg Victorias. As the Victorias were the defending Stanley Cup holder, th...
1916 Jan 23
to 1916 Nov 27
 42 Zeppelin Raids on English Towns Kill 426 and Injure 864
The Germans in 1916 hoped to lay both London and Paris in ashes, and win the War, with the aid of their giant dirigible balloons, known as Zeppelins, but as a war weapon the Zeppelins pro...
1933 Jan 23 The Twentieth Amendment is ratified
The Twentieth Amendment (Amendment XX) to the United States Constitution establishes the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected federal officials. It also deals with scenarios i...
1939 Jan 23 William Faulkner Appears on the Cover of Time Magazine
Random House retitles Faulkner’s latest novel, which he originally called “If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem.” It becomes The Wild Palms, and when it is published, Faulkner is featured on the c...
1942 Jan 23
to 1942 Jan 24
 Battle of Balikpapan (1942)
While the Japanese invasion force was landing at Balikpapan, on the early morning of January 24, at around 02:45, the Allied (ABDACOM's) 59th US Navy Destroyer Division under Rear Admiral...
1942 Jan 23
to 1942 Feb 4
 Battle of Rabaul (1942)
The Battle of Rabaul (Operation R), on the island of New Britain, in the Australian Territory of New Guinea, in January and February 1942, represented a strategically significant defeat o...
1942 Jan 23 Parit Sulong Massacre
On January 23, 1942, the Parit Sulong Massacre was committed against Allied soldiers by members of the Imperial Guards Division of the Imperial Japanese Army. A few days earlier, the Alli...
1952 Jan 23 "Cry, The Beloved Country" Is Released
Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1951 drama film directed by Zoltan Korda. Based on the novel of the same name by Alan Paton, it stars Canada Lee and Charles Carson. It was entered into the ...
1956 Jan 23
to 1956 Jan 25
 Buddy Holly Signs Recording Contract with Decca Records
Buddy negotiates a recording contract with Decca and a three-year songwriter's contract with Cedarwood Publishing Company. Throughout 1956, between recording sessions with Decca and pract...
1962 Jan 23 "Jules And Jim" Is Released
Jules and Jim (French: Jules et Jim) is a 1962 French film directed by François Truffaut and based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Henri-Pierre Roché. Truffaut came across the bo...
1964 Jan 23 Twenty-fourth Amendment is ratified
Over twenty years after Atlanta textile worker "Mr. Trout" lamented his inability to vote to a WPA interviewer, collection of poll taxes in national elections was prohibited by the Januar...
1974 Jan 23 Berwyn Mountain UFO Incident
During the evening of January 23rd 1974, the peace of the Berwyn Mountains was shattered by an incident which has gone down in the annals of Ufology not just in the U.K. but on an interna...
1976 Jan 23 David Bowie releases Station to Station
Station to Station is the tenth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1976. Commonly regarded as one of his most significant works, Station to Station i...
1977 Jan 23 Pink Floyd releases Animals
Animals is a concept album by Pink Floyd, released on 23 January 1977, in the United Kingdom by Harvest Records and on 2 February 1977 in the United States by Columbia Records. The album ...
1986 Jan 23 Buddy Holly is Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Holly was in the first group of inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
1990 Jan 23 MST3K Ep. 110 - "Robot Holocaust"
(Short: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 9: "Battle in the Stratosphere") In the future, a group of renegades fight to free mankind by battling the Dark One, the Room of Questions, the Vault...
1991 Jan 23 "The Ex-Girlfriend" - Season 2 Episode 1 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Ex-Girlfriend" is the sixth episode of Seinfeld. The episode was the first episode for the show's second season. It aired on January 23, 1991. Plot Summary: Jerry begins seeing G...
1993 Jan 23 MST3K Ep. 423 - "Bride of the Monster"
(Short: Hired!, Part 1) Mad scientist Dr. Eric Vornoff (Bela Lugosi) lives in a remote swampy area and creates supermen in his lab with the help of his mutant assistant Lobo (Tor Johnson)...
2005 Jan 23 Johnny Carson Dies
On March 19, 1999, Carson, then 73, suffered a severe heart attack at his home in Malibu, California. Carson was sleeping when he suddenly awoke with severe chest pains. He was rushed to ...
2005 Jan 23 Michael Vick, Falcons lose to Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 in NFC title game
Donovan McNabb & Co. overcame the burden of three straight losses in the NFC championship game and warmed a frozen city's heart, stuffing Michael Vick and the Atlanta Falcons 27-10 on Sun...
2005 Jan 23 New England Patriots defeat Pittsburgh Steelers, 41-27
They always answered back. Every time they were challenged, which was several more times than seemed likely early in the game, the New England Patriots answered back. They were like a ...
2006 Jan 23 Bioče Train Disaster
The Bioče train disaster was a train crash on January 23, 2006 in Montenegro. At least 45 people, including five children, were killed and another 184 injured. It was the worst train disa...
2007 Jan 23 Nas Releases Single "Can't Forget about You"
"Can't Forget About You" is the second and final single from Nas' 2006 album Hip Hop Is Dead, released on January 23, 2007. It features Chrisette Michele, and the track is produced by wil...
2008 Jan 23 Thousands of Palestinians Cross into Egypt, as the Border Wall With Gaza in Rafah is Blown up by Militants
The breach of the Gaza-Egypt border began on January 23, 2008, after Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip set off an explosion near the Rafah Border Crossing, destroying part of the Israeli ...
2008 Jan 23 Toronto Raptors defeat Boston Celtics, 114-112
The Raptors had the referees raising their arms to signal 3-pointers so many times last night at TD Banknorth Garden, you would have thought they were trying to start the wave. The Cel...
2008 Jan 23 U2 3D released
U2 3D is a 2008 3-D concert film featuring Irish rock band U2 performing in Latin America during the Vertigo Tour in 2006. While the film is set in Buenos Aires, Argentina, material from ...
2008 Jan 23 UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman
UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 12 was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on January 23, 2008 ...
2009 Jan 23 Blagojevich Administration releases details on 43 subpeonas
Sweeping federal subpoenas of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration include requests for records involving David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett, senior advisers to President Barack ...
2009 Jan 23 Napalm Death release Time Waits for No Slave
Time Waits for No Slave is the fourteenth studio album by the British grindcore band Napalm Death. It was released through Century Media on 23 January 2009.
2009 Jan 23 President Obama orders closure of Guantanamo Bay detention facility
Torture and CIA "ghost" prisons will be no more. Guantanamo Bay will be closed. Lo and behold, the leader of communist Cuba has called the 44th President of the United States "an honest m...
2009 Jan 23 Ricki Jones Pleads Guilty
Rick Jones (left) and Tom Lakin are cover models in a 2005 calendar "Real Men of the Riverbend." The background --Deer Park in Wood River -- was an area slated for contaminated soil cl...
2009 Jan 23 Sepultura release A-Lex
A-Lex is the eleventh studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. It was released on 23 January 2009 by independent German record label Steamhammer Records. This is the first al...
2009 Jan 23 "The Lumpy Money Project/Object" by Frank Zappa Is Released
The Lumpy Money Project/Object is a box set by Frank Zappa. The set commemorates the 40th anniversary of both Zappa's first solo album, Lumpy Gravy (originally planned to be released in l...
2009 Jan 23 U2 releases "Get on Your Boots" single
"Get on Your Boots" is the lead single from U2's 2009 album, No Line on the Horizon. The song was made available digitally on 23 January 2009. The physical format was released on 16 Febru...
2010 Jan 23 Funeral Held in Haiti for Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, Killed in January 12 Earthquake
Benedict XVI is appealing for aid for victims of the earthquake that devastated Haiti and killed the archbishop of the Port-au-Prince Archdiocese. Archbishop Joseph Serge-Miot was repo...
2010 Jan 23 Lauryn Hill Performs at Raggamuffin Music Festival in New Zealand
Lauryn Hill hasn't performed live in nearly three years, but the reclusive rapper and soul singer surfaced on Saturday (Jan. 23) for a surprise performance at the Raggamuffin music festiv...
2010 Jan 23 Michigan State Spartans defeat Minnesota Golden Gophers, 65-64
Tubby Smith came to the second level of Williams Arena to answer reporters' questions after his Gophers blew a 13-point second-half lead and lost 65-64 to overrated Michigan State on Satu...
2010 Jan 23 Milwaukee Bucks defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 127-94
It was a laugher Saturday night for the Milwaukee Bucks. After absorbing a painful defeat in Toronto on Friday, the Bucks showed energy and efficiency in a 127-94 rout of the Minnesota...
2010 Jan 23 Minnesota Wild defeat Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-2
Todd Richards' hope Monday in Dallas was to help snap his top line out of a midseason funk. Mission accomplished Saturday night. Five days after the Wild coach broke up the Andrew B...
2010 Jan 23 Ottawa Senators defeat Boston Bruins, 2-1
For several minutes of yesterday’s second period, Mark Recchi thought he had given teammates a one-goal lead. Bang, Dennis Wideman had sent a pass down to Daniel Paille at the far post...