23RD
JANUARY
FEAST DAY OF
"ST BERNARD OF VIENNE; SAINTS CLEMENT
& AGATHANGELUS; ST ASCLAS; ST JOHN THE ALMSGIVER; ST EMERENTIANA; ST MAIMBOD; ST
ILDEPHONSUS; & ST LUFTHIDIS." |
| 23RD |
638 |
START OF ISLAMIC CALENDAR. |
| 23RD |
1492 |
THE JEWISH HOLY BOOK,
"PENTATEUCH" IS FIRST PRINTED. |
| 23RD |
1556 |
EARTHQUAKE IN SHANXI, CHINA KILLS 830,000 PEOPLE. |
| 23RD |
1796 |
THE DISTILLING OF SPIRITS IS PROHIBITED
IN AUSTRALIA. |
| 23RD |
1833 |
BATHHURST, NSW IS GAZETTED AS A TOWN. |
| 23RD |
1849 |
ENGLISH BORN, "ELIZABETH
BLACKWELL" GRADUATES FROM A NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL TO BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN DOCTOR. |
| 23RD |
1924 |
SYDNEY’S "DAILY MAIL" BECOMES THE "LABOR
DAILY." |
| 23RD |
1933 |
THE MCC REPLIES TO THE AUSTRALIAN CABLE
DEPLORING BODYLINE BOWLING, EXPRESSING FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE ENGLISH TEAM & CAPTAIN
"DOUGLAS JARDINE." |
| 23RD |
1949 |
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD BEGINS PUBLICATION. |
| 23RD |
1956 |
FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND WIPE OUT THE
TOBACCO CROP. |
| 23RD |
1960 |
THE U.S. NAVY BATHYSCAPHE ‘TRIESTE’ DESIGNED
BY "DR PICARD" DESCENDS TO A DEPTH OF 10,750 metres IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. |
| 23RD |
1969 |
ELVIS PRESLEY RECORDED "SUSPICIOUS
MINDS" AT A MEMPHIS STUDIO. |
| 23RD |
1972 |
A BOOTLEGGER SELLS WOOD ALCOHOL TO A WEDDING PARTY IN NEW
DELHI, KILLING 100. |
| 23RD |
1979 |
AMUSEMENT ARCADES ARE INTRODUCED TO THE
"SPACE INVADERS" GAME IN THE U.K. |
| 23RD |
1983 |
"BJORN BORG" ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT FROM TENNIS. |
| 23RD |
1986 |
THE QUEEN’S YACHT ‘BRITANNICA’
RESCUES MORE THAN 1,000 REFUGEES FROM CIVIL WAR RAVAGED, ADEN. |
| 23RD |
1986 |
THE "ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME" TAKES
IT’S FIRST INDUCTEES; "CHUCK BERRY, JAMES BROWN, RAY CHARLES, FATS DOMINO,
EVERLY BROTHERS, BUDDY HOLLY, JERRY LEE LEWIS, & ELVIS PRESLEY." |
| 23RD |
1991 |
IRAQI FORCES CAUSE THE WORLD’S
LARGEST OIL SPILL, IN KUWAIT. |
| 23RD |
1993 |
A LEADING LONDON ART GALLERY DEFENDED THE USE OF A 20 YEAR
OLD PARROT CALLED "GEM" AFTER COMING UNDER ATTACK FROM ANIMAL RIGHTS SUPPORTERS. |
| 23RD |
1995 |
THE DOUBLE MURDER TRIAL OF SPORTS STAR,
AND ACTOR "O.J. SIMPSON" BEGAN IN LOS ANGELES. |
| 23RD |
1999 |
SRI LANKAN CRICKET CAPTAIN "ARJUNA RANATUNGA" LED
HIS TEAM OFF ADELAIDE OVAL DURING A ONE DAY MATCH AGAINST ENGLAND WHEN UMPIRE "ROSS
EMERSON" NO BALLED "MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN" FOR CHUCKING. |
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