This will be 23rd day of the year and 342 days will remain in the year.
January 23 in History
1556
The deadliest earthquake on record killed 830,000 in Shansi, China.
1789
Georgetown University established in what is now Washington, DC.
1849
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman physician in the U.S.
1964
The 24th Amendment to the Constitution, barring poll taxes, was ratified.
1968
North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo (the crew was released 11 months later.)
1973
President Nixon announced that an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.
1989
Salvador Dali died in Spain at age 84.
2002
Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped by the National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty.
2004
Bob Keeshan, "Captain Kangaroo," died at age 76.
Note: Dates in the Islamic calendar are provided for planning purposes only, and calculated with the hdate Islamic calendar program for moonrise in Boston, Masschusetts. Depending on your location and other factors, this result may differ from actual religious observances by one day. Please consult your local religious authority for any religious determinations of hejiric date.
